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In Memoriam: Thomas E. Kurtz, 1928–2024
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CHM remembers the remarkable career and contributions of 2023 Fellow Thomas E. Kurtz, who passed away on November 12, 2024.
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From computerhistory.org
The Deep History of Your Apps: Steve Jobs, NeXTSTEP, and Early Object-Oriented Programming
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Since 2008, over a hundred billion apps have been downloaded from Apple’s App Store onto users’ iPhones or iPads. However, the technology and tools powering the mobile “app revolution” are not themselves new, but rather have a long history spanning over thirty years, one which connects back to...
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Professors John Kemeny and Tom Kurtz along with a band of Dartmouth undergraduates invent the Basic computer language.
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