A lifetime pursuit - from a biographical sketch of Douglas C. Engelbart
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman - Continuing Education |
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Computer Science Electrical Engineering General Engineering, Engineering Science Information Systems Information Technology Mechanical Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
History of Technology |
| Learning Resource Type: | Reference - Article/Document |
| Media Type: | WWW |
| Author(s): | Christina Engelbart |
| Description: | Biography of Douglas Engelbart, inventor of the computer mouse and many other innovations, posted on the Bootstrap Institute's (BI) website. The author is Christina Engelbart, daughter of Douglas and co-founder of BI. Excerpt: "Doug Engelbart has authored over 25 publications, and generated 20 patents, including the patent for the mouse. He is the recipient of many honors, notably the Lemelson-MIT Prize, received in 1997 with a check for $500,000, and, on December 1, 2000, from the hands of President Clinton, the highest award for technological achievement the United States has to offer, the National Medal of Technology." Caption: Engelbart receiving the Medal of Honor of Technology from President Clinton. Citation: "For creating the foundations of personal computing including continuous real-time interaction based on cathode-ray tube displays and the mouse, hypertext linking, text editing, on-line journals, shared-screen teleconferencing, and remote collaborative work." |
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| Keywords: | Engelbart, computer mouse, innovation |
| Has Components |
History in Pictures - Computer Mouse and Bootstrap Projects of Doug Engelbart |
| Is Component of |
Doug Engelbart Institute |
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| Use of Resource: | The computer mouse and its invention makes an inspiring case study for a wide range of courses. |
| Difficulty: | Easy |
| Interactivity Level: | Very Low |
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| Publication Date: | November 2007 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.bootstrap.org/chronicle/chronicle.html |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
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