Larry Tesler - Definition and Overview

Lawrence G. (Larry) Tesler is a computer scientist working in the field of human-computer interaction. As of 2004, he is Vice President of Shopping Experience at Amazon.com.

Tesler studied computer science at Stanford University in the 1960s, and worked for a time at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. From 1973 to 1980, he was at Xerox PARC, where, among other things, he worked on the Gypsy word processor.

In 1980, he moved to Apple Computer, where he held various positions, including Vice President of AppleNet, Vice President of the Advanced Technology Group, and Chief Scientist. He worked on the Lisa team, and was enthusiastic about the development of the Apple Macintosh as the successor to the Lisa.

He left Apple in 1997 to form Stagecast Software, which allowed him to apply his enthusiasm for kids' programming and use of computers, which had started at Stanford with his use of the Commodore PET. He came to Amazon.com in 2001.

He is also on the board of the Gorilla Foundation.

See also

• List of programmers

External links

• Larry Tesler home page (http://www.nomodes.com/)
• Folklore.org anecdotes involving Larry Tesler (http://folklore.org/ProjectView.py?project=Macintosh&characters=Larry%20Tesler&detail=medium)
• Board of Directors page at Stagecast (http://www.stagecast.com/cgi-bin/templator.cgi?PAGE=Corporate/stagecast/BOARD)
• Gorilla Foundation board members page (http://www.koko.org/foundation/board.html)
• 1999 Lecture on Novice Programming at Stagecast Site (http://www.stagecast.com/cgi-bin/templator.cgi?PAGE=Corporate/presentations/ACM_PANEL_TESLER/sld001.html)