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To celebrate TED's 40th anniversary, Head of TED Chris Anderson and TED's founder Richard Saul Wurman reflect on the conference's transformative journey — from its inception as a daring experiment blending technology, entertainment and design to its expansion into a global platform for world-changing ideas. Get a glimpse into the minds behind a movement that has sparked innovation, redefined ...
Richard Saul Wurman (born March 26, 1935) is an American architect and graphic designer. Wurman has written, designed, and published 90 books and created the TED conferences, [1] the EG Conference, [ further explanation needed ] and TEDMED .
- 19.20.21; TEDMED; WWW Conference; 555 Conference
- University of Pennsylvania (B.Arch, M.Arch)
- Architecture, information architecture, design
- March 26, 1935 (age 88), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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TED was born in 1984 out of Richard Saul Wurman's observation of a powerful convergence among three fields: technology, entertainment and design. The first TED, which he co-founded with Harry Marks, included a demo of the compact disc, the e-book and cutting-edge 3D graphics from Lucasfilm, while mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot demonstrated how ...
Oct 29, 2019 · Richard Saul Wurman: In Chile, 1935, a gentleman from Argentina died in a strange airplane accident on the runway, playing “chicken” with an acquaintance. They were gambling to see who would ...
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Apr 25, 2017 · The God of Understanding. www.momentmag.com | By Nadine Epstein | September/October 2013 Issue. Architect and designer Richard Saul Wurman is best known for creating TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, the immensely popular series of global conferences aimed at sharing innovative ideas in the fields of technology, entertainment and design.
Mar 17, 2014 · March 17, 2014 at 7:45 pm EDT. (L-R) Richard Saul Wurman and Chris Anderson. Photo: James Duncan Davidson. TED was co-founded, in 1984, by Richard Saul Wurman and partner Harry Marks. As part of the 30th-year anniversary, Chris Anderson welcomed Wurman up onto the stage to recognize that achievement. “How does it feel to see your baby reach ...