Seymour Papert was the co-inventor of LOGO, a computer programming language for kids. He passed away last 31 of July. Papert was a computer scientist and an educator. His will was to introduce programming languages step by step to small kids. 

http://sydlexia.com/imagesandstuff/logo/square.png

LOGO was based on a small cursor (called turtle) that could be moved across the screen with some basic commands:

* FORWARD (FD): Moves the turtle forward. Requires a numerical input.
* BACK (BK): Moves the turtle backward. Requires a numerical input.
* RIGHT (RT): Turns the turtle right. You must define the number of degrees.
* LEFT(LT): Turns the turtle left. You must define the number of degrees.
* PENUP (PU): When this command is activated, the turtle will not draw as it moves.
* PENDOWN (PD): Negates PENUP. 

By direct linking commands to a graphical representation of actions in the screen, it was easy to learn the concepts of programming.  With some lines of code you could create simple drawings, it was a sort of Telesketch. There were also advanced commands to create procedures.

LOGO was my first approach to computer programming and It brings me sweet memories in front of a Green CRT Screen. Like this:
http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/Heath89-Kit2.jpg

Seymour Papert, May Rest in Peace.

You can read more about [Seymour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Papert) and about [LOGO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_%28programming_language%29) in Wikipedia.