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Articles by Harry McCracken

Harry McCracken, technology editor at Fast Company, has written about computers since the glory days of the Apple II.

Pandemic

U.S. Schools Played Critical Role in 1950s Vaccine Trials

Harry McCracken
Pandemic

Before Zoom and Coronavirus, How the Telephone Became the 20th Century’s Most Successful Remote-Learning Technology for Homebound Students

Harry McCracken
News

Meet the Woman Bringing Google’s ‘Applied Digital Skills’ Initiative to 50,000 Teachers — and Its Free Digital Literacy Curriculum to More Than 360,000 Students

Harry McCracken
Analysis

McCracken: Why Apple’s New Push Into Schools Has Less to Do With Dethroning Chromebook Than Wooing a New Generation of Hearts & Minds

Harry McCracken
News

The Apple Story Is an Education Story: A Steve Jobs Triumph Missing from the Movie

Harry McCracken
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