1995 New Paradigms for Using Computers: Douglas Engelbart
A talk Engelbart gave at IBM Almaden Research Center; audio excerpt, on-site (IBM) links. |
BusinessWeek: The Man Behind the Mouse
Very brief story on Engelbart getting 1997 Lemelson-MIT prize. |
Douglas Engelbart
Very brief biography, in larger WEB Publishing Paradigms website, by Tim Guay, Simon Fraser University. |
Electronic Labyrinth: Douglas Engelbart
Brief professional biography; a on-site few links. |
Jones Telecommunications & Multimedia Encyclopedia: Douglas C. Engelbart
Medium-long biography and explanation of his many accomplishments; many useful links. |
Liquid Information Organization: Douglas Engelbart Audio Glossary
May be the most extensive set of Web-based Engelbart audio files. Intended to facilitate a casual atmosphere. Despite being called a glossary, it is really a fireside talk on different topics, not a lecture or reference work. |
MouseSite
Resource for exploring the history of human computer interaction beginning with the pioneering work of Douglas Engelbart and his colleagues at Stanford Research Institute in the 1960s. |
Salon: Brilliant Careers: Of mice, men and machines
Doug Engelbart invented the mouse, and much more. He still dreams of upgrading the human operating system. |
Tools For Thought: The Loneliness of a Long-Distance Thinker
By Howard Rheingold. Online copy of well known 1985 book on the invention of modern computing; this chapter on SRI, Engelbart, oN Line System (NLS, Augment), augmentation. Newer (c)2000 edition of the book is out, with follow-up interviews. |
U.S. News & World Report: The man who sees the future
Doug Engelbart built the mouse; he may alter computing again: short, well written story. |
USA Today: Computer mouse creator wins invention prize
Brief, easily read story, a few good quotes. |
