REPORT ABOUT ICONIC PERSON EVIDENCE GA2-240202501-AA1-EV03

 

REPORT ABOUT ICONIC PERSON

EVIDENCE GA2-240202501-AA1-EV03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JENNIFER ADRIANA TIJARO SANTOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOFTWARE ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM-2664877

SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE- SENA

APRIL 2023

DOUGLAS CARL ENGELBART

He was born in Portland, Oregon in January 30 1925 and died in July 2, 2013. Douglas Engelbart was a American engineer and inventor, who worked and developed a patent for the computer mouse, the development of the basic graphical user interface (GUI), and groupware. He attended Oregon State University and the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned degrees in electrical engineering.

Engelbart is best known for his invention of the computer mouse, which he developed in the early 1960s while working at the Stanford Research Institute. The mouse was the first device to allow users to interact with computer in a more intuitive and efficient way, paving the way for the development of graphical user interfaces and other user-friendly technologies.

In addition to the mouse, Engelbart also played a key role the development of hypertext, collaborative tools such as video conferencing and document sharing, and networked computers. Douglas Engelbart received numerous honors and awards for his groundbreaking work in the field of human-computer interaction. In 1997, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his invention of the computer mouse.

In 2000, Engelbart was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for President Bill Clinton for his contributions to the development of interactive computing and networking. He was also recognized with the Association for Computing Machinery's A.M. Turing Award in 1997, considered to be the highest honor in computer science. Engelbart was a fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.