Main inventor of Logo programming language (Lisp for kids), and pioneer in using computers in education. Mostly ignored by the orthodox education establishment.
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- Professor Seymour Papert: Papert.org Expert on how technology can provide new ways to learn, his contributions go beyond education: mathematician and cofounder with Marvin Minsky of MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, founding faculty member of MIT Media Lab, where he works now. Worked for many years with Jean Piaget at University of Geneva, Switzerland.
- School's Out? A Conversation with Seymour Papert Interview at The Matrix: MEME 2.13. Treats Papert's favorite topics: children, computers and the end of schools as we know them.
- Seymour Papert Growing biography, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]
- Planet Papert Page of over 2 dozen links to Websites, documents. By educator Gary S. Stager.
- Seymour Papert: Sunday Profile Mathematician and pioneer in artificial intelligence, has radical ideas about how the education system should be overhauled. Text of radio interview, on ABC Local; Australia.