Roger Wagner

Roger Wagner was the founder of one of the first software companies for Apple computers in the very early years of personal computing. Wagner authored the first book on assembly language programming for the Apple II. In the words of Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple computer, “Roger Wagner didn’t just read the first book on programming the Apple computer – he wrote it.”

He saw the educational potential of hypermedia long before the advent of the web. He developed the hypermedia authoring software, HyperStudio, which had a significant influence in education. The noted educator Doug Peterson once said,“If you do anything with technology in your classroom, your approach most assuredly has Roger Wagner’s influence all over it.

He holds a variety of patents in educational technology, and served on the Board of Directors of the California affiliate of ISTE for six years. Most recently, he has pioneered new ways of creating student-made projects in physical computing.