Steve Estil Gano, 64, passed away on February 21, 2019. Steve graduated from Indiana University in 1976 with a B.A. degree in cognitive psychology. He received a B.S. degree in computer science from Purdue University , and an M.S. in media technology from MIT's Architecture Machine Group (later the Media Lab) where he helped create some of the seminal applications of media technology. He then embarked on a career developing advanced interactive media applications on the research staffs of Atari Research, Hewlett-Packard, and Apple Computer in California. He was a consultant to industry leaders including Interval Research, Macromedia, and Microsoft. In 1999, Steve became Director of Technology for Education at The American Museum of Natural History in New York City. In recent years, he established a digital media firm called Object Cult. As principal of the firm, he joined the leadership teams as Associate Research Professional for two National Science Foundation funded innovative technology projects at the School for the Future of Innovation for Society at ASU. He aimed to create simple tools that enable people to appropriate and remix digital content as a way to reflect on their responses to science, technology, society and the future. Steve was preceded in death by his parents and a sister. He is survived by two sisters, four nephews and a great-nephew. Steve's life will be celebrated by a gathering of family and friends in Big Sur, California this spring. The family suggest that memorial contributions be made to: 350.org , indivisible ; Doctors Without Borders . (Source: Arizona Republic).