Patrick Suppes, Stanford philosopher, scientist and Silicon Valley entrepreneur, dies at 92 In his 64 years at Stanford, Suppes published 34 books and hundreds of articles, many co-authored, in good scientific style, with a number of close collaborators.
Yet his contributions to Stanford ranged far beyond his prodigious scholarship, including both important administrative positions and the creation of new institutions for research and education, such as Stanford's Institute for Mathematical Research in the Social Sciences, which he directed from 1959-1990, and Stanford's Education Program for Gifted Youth, which he directed from 1990-2010.
These activities at Stanford were continuous with Suppes' career as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. In 1967 he founded the Computer Curriculum Corporation, the first company focused on interactive computer-assisted learning in the classroom. The programs he developed were largely based on his highly successful elementary mathematical textbook series, Sets and Numbers.
Many of our children have used EPGY online courses. The man narrating much of the elementary school material was Patrick Suppes. I am grateful for the work that he did on computers in education, which
spanned seven decades. RIP
