Douglas Engelbart

Computer Scientist, Inventor of the Mouse

Douglas Engelbart - Computer Scientist, Inventor of the Mouse
Born

January 30th, 1925
100 years ago

Died

July 2nd, 2013
12 years ago — 88 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United States

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A pioneer in computer science, contributed significantly to the development of human-computer interaction. Innovated the computer mouse, which became a central component of personal computing. Engaged in early work on collaborative software and graphical user interfaces. Founded the Augment Corporation to further research in computer augmentation of human intellect.

Invented the computer mouse

Developed early interactive computing concepts

Created frameworks for collaborative software

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