User:Zvonkol/Douglas Engelbart
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Douglas Carl Engelbart (born January 30, 1925) is an American inventor, and an early computer and internet pioneer. He is best known for his work on the challenges of human-computer interaction, resulting in the invention of the computer mouse,[1] and the development of hypertext, networked computers, and precursors to GUIs. He is a committed, vocal proponent of the development and use of computers and networks to help cope with the world’s increasingly urgent and complex problems.[2]
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Douglas Carl Engelbart ("Doug") | |
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Born | (1925-01-30) January 30, 1925 (age 99) |
Nationality | US |
Citizenship | US |
Alma mater | Oregon State College (BS); UC Berkeley (PhD) |
Known for | Computer mouse, Hypertext, Groupware, Interactive Computing |
Awards | National Medal of Technology, Lemelson-MIT Prize, Turing Award, Lovelace Medal, Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility, Fellow Award, Computer History Museum |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Inventor |
Institutions | Stanford Research Institute, Tymshare, McDonnell Douglas, Bootstrap Institute/Alliance, Doug Engelbart Institute |
Doctoral advisor | John R. Woodyard |
Website | dougengelbart.org |
Engelbart embedded a set of organizing principles in his lab, which he termed "bootstrapping strategy". He designed the strategy to accelerate the rate of innovation of his lab.[3]