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  1. Seymour Aubrey Papert ( / ˈpæpərt /; 29 February 1928 – 31 July 2016) was a South African-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator, who spent most of his career teaching and researching at MIT. [2] [3] [4] He was one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence, and of the constructionist movement in education. [5]

  2. Jul 12, 2017 · Papert believed that learning to memorize and compute F=ma, completely divorced from its meaning in the world and in a person’s life, ... Seymour Papert died last year on July 31st, 2016 ...

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  4. Aug 3, 2016 · Last modified on Tue 28 Nov 2017 11.58 EST. Seymour Papert, who has died aged 88, had a profound impact on education, and pioneered the use of computers as an aid to learning. Papert’s visionary ...

  5. Seymour Papert (born February 29, 1928, Pretoria, South Africa—died July 31, 2016, Blue Hill, Maine, U.S.) South African-born mathematician and computer scientist who was best known for his contributions to the understanding of children’s learning processes and to the ways in which technology can support learning.

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  6. Aug 2, 2016 · Aug. 1, 2016. Seymour Papert, a visionary educator and mathematician who well before the advent of the personal computer foresaw children using computers as instruments for learning and enhancing ...

  7. Aug 1, 2016 · Seymour Papert, whose ideas and inventions transformed how millions of children around the world create and learn, died Sunday at his home in East Blue Hill, Maine. He was 88. Papert’s career traversed a trio of influential movements: child development, artificial intelligence, and educational technologies. Based on his insights into children ...

  8. Aug 5, 2016 · Seymour Papert, who died July 31 at age 88, was a mathematician and computer scientist who spent decades at MIT. "Seymour was one of the very first people to recognize that new computer ...

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