Episode 552
Michael Dertouzos
Tue, 2018-Nov-06 02:15 UTC
Length - 1:52
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With 549,497 views on Monday, 5 November 2018 our article of the day is Michael Dertouzos.
Michael Leonidas Dertouzos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Λεωνίδας Δερτούζος; November 5, 1936 – August 27, 2001), originally from Greece, was a professor in the departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the M.I.T. Laboratory for Computer Science (LCS) from 1974 to 2001.
He predicted the expansion of computer use very early, and along with an MIT colleague, researcher Nicholas Negroponte, he was one of the pioneers in many areas of technology, including the Web.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:15 UTC on Tuesday, 6 November 2018.
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