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About Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Engelbart was an assistant professor at the University of California in Berkeley before leaving to set up a business known as Digital Techniques. In 1957, this American computer scientist moved to California to work for SRI International before he later teamed up with Hewitt Crane to work on many electronic devices.
During the 1960s, while working for SRI International, he established the Augmentation Research Center to experiment and develop many techniques and tools. It was during his time with the organization that he came up with the human–computer interaction technique. This helped in the creation of what is now known as the Computer Mouse.
He was also credited with initiating a number of projects including a Hypertext interface, and an interactive computing system.
Family
His parents were Gladys Charlotte Amelia Munson Engelbart and Carl Louis Engelbart. He was privileged to spend his early years with his two siblings named David and Dorianne.
He married a lady called Ballard and together they had four kids.
Education
After completing Franklin High School, he attended Oregon State University. He had his post-graduate education at the University of California, Berkeley.
Accolades
He received the Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award in 1995. The following year, he was honored with The Franklin Institute's Certificate of Merit accolade. In 1999, he won the Benjamin Franklin Medal, and was the recipient of the National Medal of Technology the next year.
Trivia
After his first degree, he joined the U.S. Navy.
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F.A.Q. about Douglas Engelbart
When is his birthday?
Douglas Engelbart's birthday is on January 30, 1925.
In how many days is his birthday?
Douglas' birthday is in 288 days
How old was Douglas when he died?
He was 88 years old.
When did he die?
He died in July 2, 2013.
How old would he be today?
Douglas Engelbart would be 99 years old if he was alive today.
Where was Douglas from?
He was born in Portland, Oregon, U.S..