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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
1925- | 1925-2013 | ||
An obituary is available at https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-douglas-engelbart-20130704-story.html | |||
==Relevant Employment== | ==Relevant Employment== | ||
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== Papers == | == Papers == | ||
'''Location #1:''' Stanford University Library | '''Location #1:''' Stanford University Library, Department of Special Collections and University Archives | ||
* Papers Dates: | * Papers Dates: 1953-1998 | ||
* Size: | * Size: 383 linear feet | ||
* Includes: | * Includes: Includes professional papers, correspondence, research proposals, technical reports, notes, journals, and computer disks, as well as audiovisual material on a variety of media. | ||
* Finding Aid: | * Finding Aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft3n39n626/ | ||
* Source: | * Source: Online Archive of California | ||
'''Location #2:''' Doug Engelbart Institute Archive | |||
* Papers Dates: | |||
* Size: | |||
* Includes: Photos, videos, oral histories, equipment, texts, slides, software, early websites, etc. | |||
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* Source: https://dougengelbart.org/content/view/243/ | |||
Revision as of 17:47, 27 September 2023
Life
1925-2013
An obituary is available at https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-douglas-engelbart-20130704-story.html
Relevant Employment
Stanford Research Institute, Tymshare, McDonnell Douglas Corp., Bootstrap Institute
Contributions
Engelbart invented many items that helped to revolutionize the computer industry, such as the "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System" (the prototype of the computer mouse). He holds a total of 20 patents, 1 for the mouse, 7 for his work related to bi-stable gaseous plasma digital devices, and 12 for his work on all-magnetic digital devices. Engelbart also founded the Bootstrap Institute, where he is an inventor and computer consultant. For more information, visit the Bootstrap Institute website at http://www.bootstrap.org/.
Awards
1996 "Special Award" (ASIS), 1997 Lemelson-MIT Prize, 1999 John Von Neumann Medal Award (IEEE) and more
Offices
Papers
Location #1: Stanford University Library, Department of Special Collections and University Archives
- Papers Dates: 1953-1998
- Size: 383 linear feet
- Includes: Includes professional papers, correspondence, research proposals, technical reports, notes, journals, and computer disks, as well as audiovisual material on a variety of media.
- Finding Aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft3n39n626/
- Source: Online Archive of California
Location #2: Doug Engelbart Institute Archive
- Papers Dates:
- Size:
- Includes: Photos, videos, oral histories, equipment, texts, slides, software, early websites, etc.
- Finding Aid:
- Source: https://dougengelbart.org/content/view/243/