Dr. Seymour Papert

(1981) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

"Cited for imaginative use of advanced microcomputer technology to aid the cognitive and affective intellectual development of children"

Presented by: His Excellency Saraiva Guerreiro, Minister of Foreign Affairs, acting on behalf of the President of Brazil, at Itamarati Palace, Brasilia

Dr. Seymour Papert is one of the early pioneers of Artificial Intelligence. He is an international leader in the use of computers and mathematics to understand and aid the learning and thinking processes of children. While at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he co-founded the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

Bibliographies

http://www.papert.org

Media MIT Biography

Publications

Online articles

THE CHILDREN'S MACHINE Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer by Seymour Papert, 1993 Basic Books, New York

The Connected Family By Seymour Papert

SCHOOL'S OUT? A Conversation With Seymour Papert.

Vision for Education: The Caperton-Papert Platform By Seymour Papert and Gaston Caperton

Seymour Papert Links

Papert Links Books by Seymour Papert available at The MIT Press Bookstore

Seymour Papert: Computers, Kids & Powerful Ideas

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