http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Alan+F.+Kay Advice Alan F. Kay Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=326852&ca=Advice In September of 1946, I arrived home almost three weeks before the next semester started at MIT. As a returned veteran, I was given readmission preference and expected to continue toward the BS degree in Course 10, Chemical Engineering. Before settling down to serious study and after two-plus years... World Affairs Alan F. Kay Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=324210&ca=World+Affairs Finally I was at the headquarters of the occupation located in Zama, Japan, for assignment. I was interrogated by officers of the 8th Army and the 1st Cavalry division. I told them: trained as an interpreter, I wanted to be an interpreter. Neither they nor anyone else knew whether I would be going b... Writing Alan F. Kay Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=322005&ca=Writing Grandma Annie, who often took me shopping in preschool and grammar school days, on two occasions took me on foot to the nearby synagogue for Friday night services, called in Yiddish shool. My impression was that she attended frequently and was the only one in my family who could be considered religi... Writing Alan F. Kay Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=322007&ca=Writing When I arrived at Pioneer Hall, our quarters for the University of Minnesota year, it was the day before Christmas and no one in charge was around. I went into the cafeteria for dinner, which after basic training chow looked like a banquet—turkey and all the trimmings. There was only one other arriv... Writing Alan F. Kay Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=321620&ca=Writing I, an only child, was brought to life October 28, 1925, by my mom, Ceil Kay. No one in my family had ever even thought about a career in technology or, for that matter, math or science. What headed me that way? I was exposed to the technology of the day with little understanding of how it had evolve... Writing Alan F. Kay Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=321621&ca=Writing When the day came for registering me for the neighborhood kindergarten, my mom walked me the five short blocks to Stockton School and decided I could manage the walk on my own most of the time. The teachers registered two classes, one morning, the other afternoon. The younger children were put into...