According to Mark Zuckerberg's father who is a dentist by profession, said in a radio interview that an early exposure to computers inspired his son's interest in technology, and he encouraged parents to support their children's strengths and passions with a balance of "work and play."
His father said that his kids grew up around the office which were well exposed to computers. Zuckerberg said he computerized his offices in 1985. His son Mark Zuckerberg, cofounder and CEO of Facebook, was born in 1984 and was raised in the house where his father's dental offices are located in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., in suburban Westchester.
The dentist said his own computer science background was "limited" - he majored in biology in college - but he said he's "always been technologically oriented in the office" and "always had the latest high-tech toys," including an early Atari 800.
He said Mark got a book on programming, but "ultimately his ability to program was self-taught."
He described Mark as "a good student" with "a special affinity for math and sciences," as well as a "very quiet guy" who "doesn't like to boast about his accomplishments." He said that when Mark was named Time magazine's person of the year, his famous son remarked that "it must have been a really slow year. He's very humble."
"I'm proud of his accomplishments and the accomplishments of all my kids," he added. Mark's sister Randi is marketing director for Facebook, his sister Donna is a Ph.D. candidate in classics at Princeton, and the youngest, Arielle, is a senior at Claremont McKenna College with a minor in computer science. Her dad said "she's doing a job search right now."
Karen Zuckerberg, mother of mark, is a psychiatrist but she helps out in her husband's office.
Zuckerberg said he uses Facebook to promote his dental practice and spends about an hour a day on the site. He also still does Mark's "routine dental care."
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His father said that his kids grew up around the office which were well exposed to computers. Zuckerberg said he computerized his offices in 1985. His son Mark Zuckerberg, cofounder and CEO of Facebook, was born in 1984 and was raised in the house where his father's dental offices are located in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., in suburban Westchester.
The dentist said his own computer science background was "limited" - he majored in biology in college - but he said he's "always been technologically oriented in the office" and "always had the latest high-tech toys," including an early Atari 800.
He said Mark got a book on programming, but "ultimately his ability to program was self-taught."
He described Mark as "a good student" with "a special affinity for math and sciences," as well as a "very quiet guy" who "doesn't like to boast about his accomplishments." He said that when Mark was named Time magazine's person of the year, his famous son remarked that "it must have been a really slow year. He's very humble."
"I'm proud of his accomplishments and the accomplishments of all my kids," he added. Mark's sister Randi is marketing director for Facebook, his sister Donna is a Ph.D. candidate in classics at Princeton, and the youngest, Arielle, is a senior at Claremont McKenna College with a minor in computer science. Her dad said "she's doing a job search right now."
Karen Zuckerberg, mother of mark, is a psychiatrist but she helps out in her husband's office.
Zuckerberg said he uses Facebook to promote his dental practice and spends about an hour a day on the site. He also still does Mark's "routine dental care."
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