Science and Society – Quote by Alan Kay

„Science requires a society because even people who are trying to be good thinkers love their own thoughts and theories - much of the debugging has to be done by others.“

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Alan Kay is an American computer scientist and a pioneer of object-oriented programming and graphical user interfaces.

Alan Kay highlights the importance of collective review and criticism for scientific progress.


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Alan Kay (born in 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American computer scientist. He is regarded as a pioneer of object-oriented programming, the Smalltalk programming language, and graphical user interface design. With the Dynabook concept, he also developed an early precursor to modern laptops, tablet computers, and e-books.

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