Douglas Engelbart

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Douglas_Engelbart
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Oregon_State_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Computer_History_Museum_Fellow_Award
gptkb:Lemelson-MIT_Prize
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Technology
gptkb:Norbert_Wiener_Award
Turing Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1925-01-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Portland,_Oregon,_United_States
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:deathDate 2013-07-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Atherton,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Stanford_Research_Institute
gptkbp:fieldOfWork computer science
human-computer interaction
information technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Douglas Engelbart
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Alan_Kay
gptkb:Bill_English
gptkb:Xerox_PARC_researchers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:J.C.R._Licklider
gptkb:Vannevar_Bush
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:the_Mother_of_All_Demos
inventing the computer mouse
pioneering human-computer interaction
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:NLS_(oN-Line_System)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:computer_scientist
gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
gptkbp:patent US3541541A (X-Y position indicator for a display system)
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Golden_Gate_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Douglas Engelbart signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ballard_Engelbart
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vannevar_Bush
gptkbp:bfsLayer 1