An educational programming language, designed in 1967 to teach concepts of programming related to the Lisp language. Mostly remembered for its use of 'turtle graphics' and its principle proponent, Seymour Papert.

Event Summary
Event Content
An educational programming language, designed in 1967 to teach concepts of programming related to the Lisp language. Mostly remembered for its use of 'turtle graphics' and its principle proponent, Seymour Papert.
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Further Research
Further Research Around The Event:
Feurzeig, W. (1969). Programming-Languages as a Conceptual Framework for Teaching Mathematics. Final Report on the First Fifteen Months of the LOGO Project. Available online: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED038034
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Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language)
Key Words
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Logo programming
Key Event Information
Date of the event
January 1, 1967
Title of the event
Invention of Logo
Category
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Technology
Government, Department or Organisation
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Department for Education and Science (1964 - 1992)
Secretary of State
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Anthony Crosland (22 Jan 1965 - 29 Aug 1967)
Subject
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Computer Science (CS)
Area
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Teaching and Learning

