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Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart (born January 30, 1925 in Oregon) is an American inventor of Norwegian descent. He is best known for inventing the computer mouse (in a joint effort with Bill English); as a pioneer of human-computer interaction whose team developed hypertext, networked computers, and precursors to GUIs; and as a committed and vocal proponent of the development and use of computers and networks to help cope with the world's increasingly more urgent and complex problems (which Horst W. J. Rittel and others since have called wicked problems).
Education
Engelbart received a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Oregon State University in 1948, a B.Eng. from UC Berkeley in 1952 *, and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in EECS in 1955. While at Oregon State, he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon social fraternity.
As a World War II naval radio technician based in the Philippines, Engelbart was inspired by Vannevar Bush's article "As We May Think". After the war, Engelbart studied at UC Berkeley, where he earned a Ph.D. in 1955. He spent over a year trying to create an unsuccessful startup, Digital Techniques, to commercialize some of his doctorate research into storage devices, then was hired to work in magnetic logic devices at the Stanford Research Institute, now headquartered in Menlo Park, while the organization was still affiliated with Stanford University.
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Of mice and us?: STUMPTOWNBLOGGER: WHO IS DOUGLAS ENGELBART? http://bit.ly/7PiktY
wittren (Troy Wittren) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:32:07 -0000
Of mice and us?: STUMPTOWNBLOGGER: WHO IS DOUGLAS ENGELBART? http://bit.ly/7PiktY
Winner! RT @blackthroat: @reuseum Douglas Engelbart? First prototype in 1964 and received a patent in 1970.
reuseum (The Reuseum) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:40:44 -0000
Winner! RT @blackthroat: @reuseum Douglas Engelbart? First prototype in 1964 and received a patent in 1970.
@reuseum Douglas Engelbart?
blackthroat (John Black) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:32:17 -0000
@reuseum Douglas Engelbart?
@jayrosen_nyu "As We May Think" was a big influence on Douglas Engelbart too-- read his new book? Pre-net conceptions of social software.
jonathanstray (jonathanstray) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:55:51 -0000
@jayrosen_nyu "As We May Think" was a big influence on Douglas Engelbart too-- read his new book? Pre-net conceptions of social software.
#pftf @dorait talking abt how 'douglas engelbart' inspired him on collective intelligence & how museums got on-board
dhempe (Hrish Thota) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:21:38 -0000
#pftf @dorait talking abt how 'douglas engelbart' inspired him on collective intelligence & how museums got on-board
RT @vlandau: Douglas Engelbart explains how to use the chorded keyset http://bit.ly/4V5wlt
jfreijser (jfreijser) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:21:17 -0000
RT @vlandau: Douglas Engelbart explains how to use the chorded keyset http://bit.ly/4V5wlt
1995 New Paradigms for Using Computers: Douglas Engelbart - A talk Engelbart gave at IBM Almaden Research Center; audio excerpt, on-site (IBM) links.
Biographical Sketch: Doug Engelbart - At Engelbart's headquarters, his Bootstrap Institute.
Brilliant Careers: Of Mice, Men and Machines - Doug Engelbart invented the mouse, chording keyboards, outlining, a type of hypertext, windows (tiled), and groupware. He still dreams of upgrading the human operating system. [Salon]
Meta Description: [ Of Mice, men and machines: By Andrew Leonard. Doug Engelbart invented the mouse -- and much more. He still dreams of upgrading the human operating system. ]
Computer Mouse Creator Wins Invention Prize - Brief, easily read story, a few good quotes. [USA Today]
Meta Description: [ Computer mouse creator wins invention prize NEW YORK - He invented the computer mouse, fathered e-mail andthe Internet, and set up a computer-video teleconference backwhen such was the stuff of science fiction. ]
Doug Engelbart's Invisible Revolution - History project with text audio, video, timelines, blog..
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Douglas Engelbart - Very brief biography, in larger WEB Publishing Paradigms website, by Tim Guay, Simon Fraser University.
Douglas Engelbart - Growing biography, with links to related topics. [Wikipedia]
Douglas Engelbart and 'The Mother of All Demos' - His presentation at 1968 Fall Joint Computer Conference, was a live online hypermedia demonstration of pioneering work his group did at SRI. Later called The Mother of All Demos by Andy van Dam, this historic show paved the way for modern human-computer interaction.
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Dr. Dobb's Journal: A Conversation With Doug Engelbart - Medium-long interview: worthwhile, covers history and Engelbart's current views.
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Dreaming of the Future - Engelbart's Commentary from BYTE Magazine, Vol. 20(9):330, Sept. 1995. 'Digital technology could help make this a better world. But we've also got to change our way of thinking.'
Electronic Labyrinth: Douglas Engelbart - Brief professional biography; a on-site few links.
Meta Description: [ The Electronic Labyrinth is a study of the implications of hypertext for creative writers looking to move beyond traditional notions of linearity. ]
Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution: Phase Two Strategies - Promotes event, some useful links, nice graphics.
Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution: Stanford Online - Tells about a symposium at Stanford University, 9 Dec 1998: brief professional biography, video samples.
Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution: Stanford University - Introduction, presenters, program, hosts, sponsors, history, links, press, feedback, video tapes, streaming video.
Learnativity: An Introduction to Doug Engelbart's Revolution - Background, insight, and resources for learning how Doug Engelbart's vision has a profound influence on learning and productivity today.
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MouseSite - Resource for exploring the history of human computer interaction beginning with the pioneering work of Douglas Engelbart and his colleagues at Stanford Research Institute in the 1960s.
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Douglas Engelbart - Inducted 1998, for inventing the mouse: 'X-Y Position Indicator For A Display System', Patent No. 3,541,541. Very brief biography and picture.
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SiliconValley.com: The Mouse - Douglas Engelbart's early ideas about computing, like those of other valley pioneers, were way out there; 30 years later, the rest of us are catching on. Warm, sympathetic reasonably long piece; good pictures.
The Almanac: Douglas Engelbart - Computer visionary seeks to boost people's collective ability to confront complex problems coming at a faster pace. Medium-long story.
The Lemelson-MIT Prize Program: Douglas C. Engelbart - Inventor of the Week Archives: The computer mouse. The national Lemelson-MIT Awards gives the world's largest single prize for invention and innovation, the annual $500,000 dollar Lemelson-MIT Prize.
The Man Behind the Mouse - Brief story on Engelbart getting 1997 Lemelson-MIT prize. [BusinessWeek]
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This Revolution Brought to You by ... - Depressing story on Doug Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution: 30 years later, nothing has evolved. Some Alan Kay quotes. [Computerworld]
Meta Description: [ The tree of liberty, Thomas Jefferson once wrote, must be refreshed by the blood of tyrants. Can the PC revolution be refreshed by corporate money?
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Tools For Thought: The Loneliness of a Long-Distance Thinker - By Howard Rheingold. Online copy of well known 1985 book on the invention of modern computing; this chapter on SRI, Engelbart, oN Line System (NLS, Augment), augmentation. Newer (c)2000 edition of the book is out, with follow-up interviews.
Wired News: Upgrading the Human OS - Story on Stanford University seminar: Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution.
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