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Access by kids to the Internet should be like kids breathing clean air.

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Nicholas Negroponte
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: December 1
Architect
Author
Computer Scientist
Investor
University Teacher
Writer
New York City
New York
Internet
Kids
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Breathing
Access
Clean
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