Experts
Mary Lou Jepsen
Founder & CEO, Pixel Qi
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How Has Technology Changed Your Day-To-Day Life?
Technology saved her life, and Mary Lou Jepsen is returning the favor. Read More
February 28, 2009 | In Science & Tech
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Mary Lou Jepsen's Advice for the Next President
Mary Lou Jepsen says the next chief technology advisor must tackle the energy problem. Read More
February 28, 2009 | In Politics & Policy
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Mary Lou Jepsen on the Danger of Television Culture
Not only does it make us ignorant to the world around us, entertainment culture drains American potential, says Mary Lou Jepsen. Read More
February 28, 2009 | In Science & Tech
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Mary Lou Jepsen On The Science of Art and The Art of Science
Mary Lou Jepsen points out that the great artists of history were often scientists, and vice versa. Read More
February 28, 2009 | In Science & Tech
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Mary Lou Jepsen On The Future of Computer Design
Mary Lou Jepsen describes the XO and predicts where computer evolution is headed. Read More
February 28, 2009 | In Science & Tech
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Mary Lou Jepsen On The Environmental Implications of One Laptop Per Child
For Mary Lou Jepsen, technological advancement equates to environmental consciousness. Read More
February 28, 2009 | In Science & Tech
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Mary Lou Jepsen On Reshaping the Laptop Market
Mary Lou Jepsen started the race to produce a low-cost laptop. Read More
February 28, 2009 | In Science & Tech
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Mary Lou Jepsen On The Global Implications of One Laptop Per Child
Mary Lou Jepsen on shrinking the technology gap. Read More
February 28, 2009 | In Science & Tech
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Mary Lou Jepsen On Wasting the Children of the World
No other tool is so well designed to open new possibilities. Read More
February 28, 2009 | In Science & Tech
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Mary Lou Jepsen On Democratizing the Computer
Mary Lou Jepsen on building her laptop. Read More
February 28, 2009 | In Science & Tech
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Mary Lou Jepsen On One Laptop Per Child
Mary Lou Jepsen explains the genesis, progress, and embodiment of this radical idea. Read More
February 28, 2009 | In Science & Tech
Mary Lou Jepsen was recently named one of the hundred most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in May 2008 for her work in creating Pixel Qi, and her previous work in creating One Laptop per Child where she was the founding chief technology officer and its first employee. Notably Mary Lou invented the laptop's sunlight-readable display technology and co-invented its ultra-low-power management system. Critically, she architected the XO laptop and transformed it into mass production. Mary Lou's earlier contributions have had world-wide adoptioin in successful HDTV, projector and head-mounted display products. In 1995 she co-founded the Microdisplay Corporation and served as its chief technology officer through 2003. Until the end of 2004, she was a group executive and the chief technology officer of the display division at Intel Corporation. Mary Lou holds a Ph.D. in Optical Sciences, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering (with honors) and a B.A. (req.) in Studio Art all from Brown University as well as a Master of Science in Holography from the MIT Media Lab.
