Donald Bitzer, the plasma screen's co-inventor and the father of PLATO, a computer-based network that sparked messaging apps and more, died on December 10 at 90 (Harrison Smith/Washington Post) 15-12-2024

Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
Donald Bitzer, the plasma screen’s co-inventor and the father of PLATO, a computer-based network that sparked messaging apps and more, died on December 10 at 90 — He helped shape cyberculture as the father of PLATO, a computer-based educational network that sparked the development of plasma screens and digital messaging.