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Invention of Logo

Sunday, January 1st, 1967
Logo turtle
Event Summary

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.

Logo turtle
Invention of Logo

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.

Documentation Associated with the Event

Logo-ED038034

Event Media

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

Views, Blogs & Criticism

Views, Blogs & Criticism:

Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language)

Key Words

  • Logo programming

Key Event Information

Date of the event
January 1, 1967
Title of the event
Invention of Logo
Category
  • Technology
Government, Department or Organisation
  • Department for Education and Science (1964 - 1992)
Secretary of State
  • Anthony Crosland (22 Jan 1965 - 29 Aug 1967)
Subject
  • Computer Science (CS)
Area
  • Teaching and Learning

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