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Seymour Papert
February 29, 1928 – July 31, 2016
American computer scientist (1928–2016)
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Seymour Aubrey Papert was a South African-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator, who spent most of his career teaching and researching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence, and of the constructionist movement in education. He was co-inventor, with Wally Feurzeig and Cynthia Solomon, of the Logo programming language.
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- Birthday · February 29
- Anniversary · July 31
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