PARC, formerly the Palo Alto Research Center and Xerox PARC, is a research and development company in Palo Alto, California. It was founded in 1970 by Jacob E. Goldman, chief scientist of Xerox Corporation, as a division of Xerox, tasked with creating computer technology-related products and hardware systems. Xerox PARC has contributed to numerous computer developments, including laser printing, Ethernet, the modern personal computer and its graphical user interface and desktop metaphor paradigm, the computer mouse, object-oriented programming, ubiquitous computing, electronic paper, amorphous silicon applications, and very-large-scale integration for semiconductors.
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She worked for many years at Xerox PARC
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