BASIC Programming Pioneer Thomas Kurtz Dies at 96
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Hackaday
Thomas E. Kurtz, co-inventor of the BASIC programming language, passed away on November 12th. BASIC, developed in the 1960s at Dartmouth College, was designed to be accessible to students without a computing background and became a foundational tool for many technologists in the 1970s and 1980s. Despite criticisms of its limitations, BASIC played a crucial role in introducing beginners to programming and influencing future technological careers.