Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Carl Engelbart was an American engineer, inventor, and a pioneer in many aspects of computer science. He is best known for his work on founding the field of human–computer interaction, particularly while at his Augmentation Research Center Lab in SRI International, which resulted in creation of the computer mouse, and the development of hypertext, networked computers, and precursors to graphical user interfaces. These were demonstrated at The Mother of All Demos in 1968.
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- Born in
- Portland
- Educated at
- University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of OregonOregon State UniversityFranklin High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Turing Award🏆 Lemelson–MIT Prize🏆 IEEE John von Neumann Medal🏆 National Medal of Technology and Innovation🏆 ACM Software System Award
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 John Robert Woodyard
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1925
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