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Alan Kay

Also Known As Alan Curtis Kay · Alan C. Kay
Software And Its Engineering

Alan Curtis Kay is an American computer scientist who, at Xerox PARC, led the design and development of the first modern windowed computer desktop interface and of the influential object oriented programming language Smalltalk. He conceived the Dynabook, a key progenitor of laptop and tablet computers, and received the 2003 Turing Award. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1940 1
Birth Date
1940-05-17 1
Nationality
American 1
Award
Charles Stark Draper Prize 2
Award
Turing Award 2
Award
ACM Fellow 2
Award
Computer History Museum Fellow 2
Award
honorary doctorate of the University of Murcia 2
Award
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2
Award
Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology 2
Award
ACM Software System Award 2
Connections

Associated With

Human Computer Interaction, Fields

Alan Kay led the Learning Research Group at Xerox PARC that developed the overlapping-window, icon and mouse-driven graphical interface on the Xerox Alto, foundational to the field of human-computer interaction.

Source Wikipedia: Alan Kay

In Field

Software Engineering, Fields

Influenced By

Ivan Sutherland, Pioneers
Source Wikipedia: Alan Kay

Invented

Smalltalk, Programming Languages

Kay led the development at Xerox PARC; the language was created by the Learning Research Group, including Dan Ingalls and Adele Goldberg.

Source Wikidata: Smalltalk
Additional Source Wikipedia: Alan KayIntroduction
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Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

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Alan Curtis Kay (born May 17, 1940) is an American computer scientist who pioneered work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface (GUI) design.
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1. Wikipedia: Alan Kay
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction and Early life and work sections
    At Xerox PARC he led the design and development of the first modern windowed computer desktop interface. There he also led the development of the influential object-oriented programming language Smalltalk
  • Early life and work section
    is an American computer scientist
  • Infobox: birth_place
    Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
  • Invented: Smalltalk, Introduction
    There he also led the development of the influential object-oriented programming language Smalltalk
  • Associated With: Human Computer Interaction
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2. Alan Kay (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Alan Curtis Kay
    Alan Curtis Kay
  • Wikidata P166: Charles Stark Draper Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Charles Stark Draper Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: Turing Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Turing Award.
  • Wikidata P166: ACM Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: Computer History Museum Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Computer History Museum Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: honorary doctorate of the University of Murcia
    Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctorate of the University of Murcia.
  • Wikidata P166: Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  • Wikidata P166: Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology.
  • Wikidata P166: ACM Software System Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Software System Award.
  • Wikidata alias: Alan C. Kay
    Alan C. Kay
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