WCVB Channel 5 Science & Technology Special: Seymour Papert, ca. 1968-69

Mathematics and computer-science professor Seymour Papert shows how fourth graders can use a computer to learn by giving it mathematical commands in order to control an HP display. Courtesy MIT Museum

Timeline: 1960s

School: School of EngineeringSchool of Science

Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceMathematicsMechanical Engineering

Career: EducationTechnology

Object: Video

Collection: Critical Mass 1955-1968, Faculty, Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994, STEM Education

External Link: https://webmuseum.mit.edu/detail.php?module=objects&type=related&kv=78883

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