abstract:Walter Bender is technologist and researcher who has made important contributions in the field of electronic publishing, media, and technology for learning. Bender is on leave as a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Media Lab which he led as executive director between 2000 and 2006.
They felt so betrayed by the decision, says WalterBender, a One Laptop founder, that they vilified the entire project and convinced other software designers not to collaborate with it.