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==History==

In 1985, theThe cT programming language was createddeveloped in 1985 by researchers at [[Carnegie Mellon University]]., Contributorswith tocontributions thefrom individuals projectsuch includedas David Andersen, {{ill|Bruce Sherwood|eo}}, Judith Sherwood, and Kevin Whitley. TheDerived cTfrom programmingpredecessors languagelike wasthe largely spawned from the [[TUTOR (programming language)|TUTOR (1965)]] and the MicroTutor (1977) programming languages. Although, cT had many applications,found its primary usageapplication wasin generating [[2D computer graphics|2D graphics]] forwithin theeducational classroomsettings, settingparticularly classrooms. ManyNotably, prize-winningnumerous educational programs, wereincluding writtenthose inrecognized cTby (seeawards like [[VISQ]]), especiallywere authored in cT, particularly in the arearealm of physics. In 1997, students at [[Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Mellon]] were taughtintroduced to cT inthrough a newnewly devised introductory physics [http://www.matterandinteractions.org/ course] createdled by [[Ruth Chabay]] and Bruce Sherwood.

In 1998, David Scherer entered the university as a freshman and enrolled in one of the introductory physics classes that used cT. Although cT offered a relatively easy 2D graphics programming environment, Scherer saw the possibility of creating an even better tool. In the spring and summer of 2000, with the assistance of David Andersen, [[Ruth Chabay]], Ari Heitner, Ian Peters, and Bruce Sherwood, Scherer created Visual, a module for [[Python (programming language)|Python]] that was not only easier to use than the cT programming language, but also rendered objects in [[3D computer graphics|three dimensions]]. The combination of Python plus Visual is called VPython. Further development of the cT programming language was ended and the newly created VPython was used in its place. Since VPython's creation, several versions have been released to the public.