Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | about this site HP's Alan Kay Wins Third Major Scientific Honor (11 Jun 2004) His deep interest in children and education led him to use Smalltalk as an early vehicle for teaching computing concepts at the elementary school level. He used findings of cognitive psychology that showed children learn better if touch, images and symbols are combined with plain text. Article URL: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2004/040611a.html Read 88 more articles from HP Labs sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: An open-source shot in the arm? This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy