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Sugata Mitra

Indian computer scientist, best known for his "Hole in the Wall" experiment · India · Academics · Born 1952 · age 74

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Sugata Mitra is an Indian computer scientist and educational theorist. He is best known for his "Hole in the Wall" experiment, and widely cited in works on literacy and education. He is Professor Emeritus at NIIT University, Rajasthan, India.

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2015Honorary DoctorateAward2013TED PrizeAward2012Leonardo AwardAward1952Born12 February 1952

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Honorary Doctorate2015
TED Prize2013
Leonardo Award2012

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Sugata Mitra is an Indian computer scientist and educational theorist. He is best known for his "Hole in the Wall" experiment, and widely cited in works on literacy and education. He is Professor Emeritus at NIIT University, Rajasthan, India. A Ph.D. in theoretical physics, he retired in 2019 as Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University in England, after 13 years there including a year in 2012 as visiting professor at MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He won the TED Prize 2013.

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Academics
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Academic
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Born 1952 · age 74

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