CRSR Press Release. Since 1987, the organization
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility has recognized outstanding contributions for social responsibility in computing technology with the Norbert Wiener award. Wiener (1894-1964), who, in addition to a long and active scientific career that brought the word “cybernetics” into the language and laid the foundation for many aspects of modern computing, was also a leader in assessing the social implications of that new and emerging technology. Kapor is an internet pioneer and philanthropist who founded Lotus Development Corporation in 1982 and designed Lotus 1-2-3, the first “killer application.” He is a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and founded the Open Source Applications Foundation

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