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The Podium

Monday, September 10

Passing of the Day

By Brad

Some sad news on the technology front, as an early pioneer in the field of laptop computing has died. Via the Associated Press:

Bill Moggridge, a British industrial designer who designed an early portable computer with the flip-open shape that is common today, has died. He was 69.

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum said Moggridge, its director since 2010, died on Saturday from cancer.

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