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Douglas Engelbart

Also Known As Doug Engelbart
Human-Centered Computing

Douglas Carl Engelbart was an American engineer, inventor, and a pioneer in many aspects of computer science, best known for his work founding the field of human-computer interaction, which resulted in the creation of the computer mouse and the development of hypertext. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1925 1
Birth Date
1925-01-30 1
Death Year
2013 1
Death Date
2013-07-02 1
Nationality
American 1
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Lovelace Medal 2
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Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science 2
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National Inventors Hall of Fame 2
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Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility 2
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Turing Award 2
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Webby Lifetime Achievement Award 2
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Computer History Museum Fellow 2
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Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame 2
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Computer Pioneer Award 2
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CHI Academy 2
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Lemelson–MIT Prize 2
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Internet Hall of Fame 2
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honorary doctor of Yale University 2
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IEEE John von Neumann Medal 2
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Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award 2
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National Medal of Technology and Innovation 2
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ACM Software System Award 2
Connections

In Field

Human Computer Interaction, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Douglas Engelbart

Long-Form Articles

The mission that came before the mouse, Articles
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Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Douglas Engelbart
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Douglas Carl Engelbart (January 30, 1925 - July 2, 2013) was an American engineer, inventor, and a pioneer in many aspects of computer science. He is best known for his work on founding the field of human-computer interaction, particularly while at his Augmentation Research Center Lab in SRI International, which resulted in creation of the computer mouse, and the development of hypertext, networked computers, and precursors to graphical user interfaces.
  • Infobox, Born
    January 30, 1925
  • Infobox, Died
    July 2, 2013
  • lead sentence, parenthetical birth date
    Douglas Carl Engelbart (January 30, 1925
  • Lead section
    Douglas Carl Engelbart (January 30, 1925 - July 2, 2013) was an American engineer, inventor, and a pioneer in many aspects of computer science.
  • lead sentence, nationality clause
    was an American engineer, inventor, and a pioneer in many aspects of computer science
  • second paragraph, NLS renamed clause
    NLS was renamed Augment (now the Doug Engelbart Institute)
  • In Group: Human-Computer Interaction
  • In Field: Human Computer Interaction, Lead paragraph
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2. Wikidata: Douglas Engelbart
Wikidata Q92614, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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