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In computers, every 'new explosion' was set off by a software product that allowed users to program differently.

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Alan Kay
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: May 17
Computer Scientist
Jazz Guitarist
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University Teacher
Springfield
Massachusetts
Alan Curtis Kay
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