Nicholas Negroponte

Computer Scientist

1943 –

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Who is Nicholas Negroponte?

Nicholas Negroponte is a Greek American architect best known as the founder and Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, and also known as the founder of the One Laptop per Child Association.

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Born
Dec 1, 1943
Manhattan
Also known as
  • Nicholas P. Negroponte
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Greek American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Architecture
  • Master of Arts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Architecture
Employment
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1966 - )
  • University of Michigan
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • Columnist, The New York Times Company
  • General Partner, Applied Technology Investors, Inc.
  • Partner, Protos LLC
  • Columnist, Condé Nast Publications
    (1993 - 1998)
Lived in
  • New York
  • New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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