Hal Abelson

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author computer scientist educator human professor

Hal Abelson is an American computer scientist and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in computer science education, open knowledge, and software freedom.

Aliases (1)

Harold Abelson ×2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → computer scientist → educator → human → professor →
almaMater	Princeton University →
awardReceived	ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award → IEEE Computer Society Taylor L. Booth Education Award →
boardMemberOf	Creative Commons →
coAuthorOf	Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion → Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs → Turtle Geometry →
coAuthorWith	Andrea diSessa → Gerald Jay Sussman → Harry Lewis → Julie Sussman → Ken Ledeen →
coFounderOf	Creative Commons →
contributedTo	MIT OpenCourseWare →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
developerOf	MIT App Inventor →
educatedAt	Princeton University →
employer	Massachusetts Institute of Technology →
familyName	Abelson →
fieldOfWork	block-based programming environments → computer science → computer science education → educational technology → open knowledge → programming languages → software freedom →
givenName	Harold →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory → MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department →
movement	free software movement → open access movement → open education movement →
name	Harold Abelson →
notableWork	App Inventor for Android → Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion → Creative Commons → MIT OpenCourseWare initiative → Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs → Turtle Geometry →
occupation	computer scientist → university professor →
positionHeld	Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT →
sexOrGender	male →
workplace	Massachusetts Institute of Technology →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs ("Harold Abelson") →	author
Creative Commons →	foundedBy
Hal Abelson ("Harold Abelson") →	name