Seymour Papert
Born 1928 · Died 2016
South African-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator, who spent most of his career teaching and researching at MIT.
Quotes
“Should the computer program the kid or should the kid program the computer?”
Spacewar ROLLING STONE · 7 DECEMBER 1972 “Many children who grow up in our cities are surrounded by the artifacts of science but have good reason to see them as belonging to "the others"; in many cases they are perceived as belonging to the social enemy.”
Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas
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Books by Seymour Papert in order
Books by Seymour Papert in the order they were published, from NIM (1970) to The Connected Family (1996).
- 1NIMNIM1970
- 2A Computer Laboratory for Elementary SchoolsA Computer Laboratory for Elementary Schools1971
- 3Teaching Children to Be Mathematicians vs. Teaching About MaTeaching Children to Be Mathematicians vs. Teaching About Mathematics1971
- 4Twenty Things to Do with a ComputerTwenty Things to Do with a Computer1971
- 5Uses of Technology to Enhance EducationUses of Technology to Enhance Education1973
- 6Mindstorms
Mindstorms1980 - 7The Children's Machine
The Children's Machine1985 - 8The Connected Family
The Connected Family1996