Michael Hawley

American computer programmer, professor, pianist and photographer who was involved in the development of the Apple NeXT

Michael Jerome Hawley (November 18, 1961 – June 24, 2020) was an American academic and artist. He worked at MIT’s Media Laboratory where he was a professor and held the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr..

Hawley was the founder or co-founder of several major research programs and projects including MIT's GO Expeditions program, Things That Think, Toys of Tomorrow, Counter Intelligence (a culinary research effort), and founder of the nonprofit organization Friendly Planet.

Hawley was born at Camp Pendleton in California. He died from colon cancer on June 24, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, aged 58.[1]

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  1. Metz, Cade (June 24, 2020). "Michael Hawley, Programmer, Professor and Pianist, Dies at 58". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 25, 2020.