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Alan Curtis Kay (born May 17, 1940) is an American computer scientist best known for his pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface (GUI) design. At Xerox PARC he led the design and development of the first modern windowed computer desktop interface.
May 13, 2024 · Alan Kay, American computer scientist and winner of the 2003 A.M. Turing Award for his contributions to object-oriented programming languages, including Smalltalk, and to personal computing. He devised the Dynabook, a concept for a small tablet-style computer with a flat screen.
Alan Kay not only coined this favorite tech-world adage, but has proven its truth several times. A true polymath, as well as inventor, he has combined engineering brilliance with knowledge of child development, epistemology, molecular biology and more.
Jun 14, 2024 · Dr. Alan Kay, President of Viewpoints Research Institute, Inc., is a CHM Fellow, inducted in 1999. He is one of the earliest pioneers of object-oriented programming, personal computing, and graphical user interfaces.
Kay was a visionary force at Xerox PARC in the development of tools that transformed computers into a new major communication medium. His credo was, “the best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
From 2002 to 2005, Kay was a Senior Fellow at Hewlett Packard Labs, researching and developing new software platforms for devices and distributed applications based on open-source code. He is currently the president of ViewPoints Research Institute and serves as an adjunct professor of computer science at the University of California in Los ...
Alan Kay’s visionary ideas about computers were instrumental in transforming the computer from an office machine into a mainstream communication device. Throughout his career at Xerox PARC, he attempted to encourage his colleagues to design small notebook size computers and create software that children could learn.
