Background
Kay, Alan C. was born on May 17, 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.
organization executive computer scientist
Kay, Alan C. was born on May 17, 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Molecular Biology, University Colorado, 1966. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with distinction, University Utah, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science with distinction, University Utah, 1969.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Kungl Tekniska Hoegskolan, Stockholm. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Columbia College, Chicago, 2005.
Researcher Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, 1969—1971, instructor, 1970. Group leader, principal scientist, Xerox Fellow Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, California, 1971—1981. Chief scientist Atari, 1981—1984.
Fellow Apple Computer, Brentwood, California, 1984-1996. Computer teacher Open School, West Hollywood. Fellow Walt Disney Imagineering, 1997—2001, vice president, research & development, 1996—2001.
Senior fellow Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, 2002—2005. Adjunct professor computer science University of California at Los Angeles Henry Samueli School Engineering and Applied Science, since 2002. Visiting professor Kyoto University, Japan.
President, founder Viewpoints Research Institute, Glendale, California, since 2001.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Engineering (co-recipient, Charles Stark Draper prize, 2004), Royal Society Arts. Named to Computer History Museum.
Married Bonnie MacBird.