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Today Thursday, October 19, Room 34-101, 6:30pm
Nicholas Negroponte, Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, MIT presents: “One Laptop per Child”

“Nicholas is founder and chairman of the One Laptop per Child non-profit association. He is currently on leave from MIT, where he was co-founder and director of the MIT Media Laboratory, and the Jerome B. Wiesner Professor Media Technology. A graduate of MIT, Nicholas was a pioneer in the field of computer-aided design, and has been a member of the MIT faculty since 1966. Conceived in 1980, the Media Laboratory opened its doors in 1985. He is also author of the 1995 best seller, “Being Digital”, which has been translated into more than 40 languages. In the private sector, Nicholas serves on the board of directors for Motorola, Inc. and as general partner in a venture capital firm specializing in digital technologies for information and entertainment. He has provided start-up funds for more than 40 companies, including Wired magazine.”

Concerning this endeavor, I wrote in my thesis (p. 29) that the “aim of reducing the digital divide certainly speaks in favor of a consistent belief in technology and its inexorable spread.” I am also convinced the one laptop per child is a fantastic pedagogical tool. (Image from the website)