Horace Mann, founding President of Antioch College, famously said “Be ashamed to die until you have won one victory for humanity.” Neither Nicholas Negroponte nor Iqbal Quadir will ever have to worry about shaming themselves in front of Horace Mann’s ghost. These two M.I.T. professors have both made substantial contributions in developing countries, bringing life-changing [...]
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Negroponte/Quadir: How Laptops and Cell Phones Attack Systemic Poverty in Developing Countries
October 28th, 2009 · View Comments · Abundance and Prosperity, People Helping People, Social and Economic Justice, Web 2.0/Social Media, poverty
Tags: cell phones·grameenphone·horace mann·Iqbal Quadir·laptops·Nicholas Negroponte·one laptop per child
