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• Reference: Education: Methods and Theories: Learning Theories: Constructivism  (12)

Alan Kay - - The nearest thing to a personal page, at Squeakland site, biography with tiny photos of some early work.

Alan Kay - - Biography, photographs, and references for one of the foreground characters of the personal computer revolution.

Alan Kay - - Growing biography, with links to related topics. [Wikipedia.

ArtMuseum.net: Alan Kay | Interface 1972 - - Biography about Kay's views on interfaces, a few references, old PARC picture.

Education in the Digital Age - - Alan Kay talk, in streaming video.

Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution: Alan Kay - - Brief biography, old picture.

From Dynabook to Squeak: A Study in Survivals - - Part of a historical research project, tracing the evolution of Alan Kay's Dynabook vision over 3+ decades; many links.

HP Feature Story: Alan Kay Biography - - From former employer, Hewlett-Packard Development Co.

mprove: Alan Kay Bibliography - - An extensive list of references to articles by Alan Kay. Excerpts of his master's and Ph.D. thesis.

MUF Mastery: Alan Kay - - Brief biography with perceptive editorial comments.

Predicting The Future - - By Alan C. Kay; essay on how things get invented, and how to do better. [Stanford Engineering.

Smalltalk.org: Alan Kay - - Brief information on Xerox PARC, Kay quotes, Steve Jobs impression, a few links.

Squeak Wiki: Alan Kay - - Brief biography, old picture, some links, contact information.

Watch What I Do - - A Forward by Kay, from a book on programming by demonstration.

A Conversation with Alan Kay: Big Talk with the Creator of Smalltalk, and Much More - - Historical perspective on personal computing, programming languages, from one of the industry’s preeminent pioneers. [ACM Queue] (December, 2004)

Smalltalk with Object-Oriented Programming Pioneer Kay - - Interview, on influences, history, rationale; laptops; advice. [SearchWebServices.com] (May 5, 2004)

ACM1: Alan Kay: The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet - - Abstract of talk, brief biography, good sized picture. (March 10, 2001)

Educom'98: Alan Kay: The Computer 'Revolution' Hasn't Happened Yet - - RealVideo webcast from conference by EDUCAUSE nonprofit association with goal to advance higher education by promoting intelligent use of information technology. (October 15, 1998)

Kay + Hillis - - Together, two legendary minds: Alan Kay, Danny Hillis. The result: a fast-forward, neuron-boggling, early-warning scan of the future. [Wired] (January, 1994)

Tools For Thought: The Birth of the Fantasy Amplifier - - By Howard Rheingold. Online copy of well known 1985 book on the invention of modern computing; this chapter on PARC, Alan Kay, Dynabook, Smalltalk, Atari. Newer (c)2000 edition of the book is out, with follow-up interviews. (June, 1985)

SPACEWAR: Fanatic Life and Symbolic Death Among the Computer Bums - - Famous Rolling Stone article by Stewart Brand, part of which discusses PARC, Alan Kay, Dynabook, Smalltalk. (December 7, 1972)