Douglas Engelbart

30 January 1925 – 2 July 2013

Douglas Engelbart was an American engineer and inventor, a pioneer of human–computer interaction best known for inventing the computer mouse and developing early graphical user interfaces, hypertext, and networked computing. His 1968 'Mother of All Demos' showcased many concepts that became central to modern personal computing.

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Born in Portland, Oregon
30 January 1925

Douglas Engelbart was born in Portland, Oregon.

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Doctorate in electrical engineering from UC Berkeley
1955

Engelbart earned his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Joined the Stanford Research Institute
1957

Engelbart established the Augmentation Research Center at SRI to develop tools for augmenting human intellect.

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Published 'Augmenting Human Intellect'
1962

Engelbart set out his conceptual framework for using computers to augment human problem-solving.

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Invented the computer mouse
1964

Engelbart and Bill English built the first computer mouse prototype at SRI.

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Presented 'The Mother of All Demos'
9 December 1968

Engelbart demonstrated the mouse, hypertext, video conferencing, and collaborative editing in a landmark public demonstration in San Francisco.

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Awarded the Turing Award
1997

Engelbart received the ACM Turing Award for his vision of interactive computing.

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Awarded the National Medal of Technology
2000

Engelbart received the National Medal of Technology for his contributions to personal computing.

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Died in Atherton, California
2 July 2013

Douglas Engelbart died of kidney failure at his home.

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