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Seymour Papert

computer scientist

Born: Died: South African

Seymour Aubrey Papert (29 February 1928 – 31 July 2016) 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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American computer scientist

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  1. Seymour Papert is born

    Seymour Papert, South African computer scientist, known for american computer scientist, was born on 1928-03-01.

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When was Seymour Papert born?
Seymour Papert was born on 1928-03-01 (South African).
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American computer scientist
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Seymour Papert was involved in 1 recorded historical event, including Seymour Papert is born.
When did Seymour Papert die?
Seymour Papert died on 2016-01-01.

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