Mitchel Resnick

American academic (b. 1956)
Person human Q650983
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Mitchel Resnick

Summary

Mitchel Resnick is a human[1]. Born in Girardot[2], he… he was born on +1956-06-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4], computer scientist[5], physicist[6], journalist[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Mitchel Resnick was born in Girardot[2].
  • Mitchel Resnick was born on +1956-06-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mitchel Resnick held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Mitchel Resnick worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Mitchel Resnick worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Mitchel Resnick's professions included physicist[6].
  • Mitchel Resnick's professions included journalist[7].
  • Mitchel Resnick's professions included writer[8].
  • Mitchel Resnick's field of work was educational sciences[11].
  • Mitchel Resnick's field of work was constructionism[12].
  • Mitchel Resnick's field of work was informatics[13].
  • Mitchel Resnick's field of work was education[14].
  • Mitchel Resnick's field of work was educational project[15].
  • Mitchel Resnick's field of work was creativity[16].
  • Mitchel Resnick was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17].
  • Mitchel Resnick was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[18].
  • Mitchel Resnick's education included a stint at Princeton University[19].
  • Mitchel Resnick's education included a stint at Haverford High School[20].
  • Mitchel Resnick's doctoral advisor was Seymour Papert[21].
  • Mitchel Resnick's doctoral advisor was Hal Abelson[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Mitchel Resnick is Minecraft: Story Mode[23].
  • Mitchel Resnick received the Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education[24].
  • Mitchel Resnick received the Q137910272[25].
  • Mitchel Resnick was influenced by Seymour Papert[26].
  • Mitchel Resnick was influenced by Friedrich Fröbel[27].

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Origins and Family

Mitchel Resnick's place of birth was Girardot[2]. He was born on +1956-06-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[18], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Princeton University[19], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1746[34], headquartered in Princeton[35]; and Haverford High School[20], a human settlement[36], in United States[37], founded in 1956[38]. Doctoral advisors include Seymour Papert[21], a mathematician[39], 1928–2016[40], of South Africa[41], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[42], specialised in cognitive science[43] and Hal Abelson[22], a mathematician[44], b. 1947[45], of United States[46], awarded the IEEE Fellow[47], specialised in informatics[48].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4], computer scientist[5], physicist[6], journalist[7], and writer[8]. Fields of work include educational sciences[11], an academic discipline[49]; constructionism[12], a learning theory[50], written by Seymour Papert[51]; informatics[13], an academic major[52], founded in 1957[53]; education[14], a branch of science[54]; educational project[15]; and creativity[16], a phenomenon[55]. Mitchel Resnick was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17]. He supervised Amy S. Bruckman as a doctoral student[56].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Mitchel Resnick is Minecraft: Story Mode[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education[24], an award[57], founded in 1988[58] and Q137910272[25].

Why It Matters

Mitchel Resnick ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59]

His notable doctoral advisees include Amy S. Bruckman[60], a researcher[61], b. 1965[62], of United States[63], awarded the ACM Fellow[64], specialised in media ethics[65].

FAQs

Where was Mitchel Resnick born?

Mitchel Resnick's place of birth was Girardot[2].

What did Mitchel Resnick do for work?

Mitchel Resnick worked as university teacher[4], computer scientist[5], physicist[6], journalist[7], and writer[8].

Where did Mitchel Resnick go to school?

Mitchel Resnick was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[18], Princeton University[19], and Haverford High School[20].

What awards did Mitchel Resnick receive?

Honors received include Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education[24] and Q137910272[25].

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  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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