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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Alan Kay, a requirement of life

During the centenary celebrations of Alan Turing, the Association of Computing Machinery brought together thirty recipients of the Turing Award, an annual award given by the association to the largest contributors to the computer. High-flying speeches were held to reconsider the legacy of Alan Turing, among which are that the winner of 2003, Alan Kay, a pioneer of modern computing, and author of many principles have influenced the entire industry.