Douglas C.
Engelbart
Year
1999
Subject
Computer and Cognitive Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
The Bootstrap Institute | Freemont, CA
Citation
For his outstanding contributions in computer hardware and software that revolutionized human-computer interactions.
The son of pioneers, Douglas Engelbart grew up in Oregon. After completing his B.S. in electrical engineering at Oregon State University, he went on to obtain a B.Eng. as the University of California, Berkeley, where he also received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering, specializing in computers.
Information as of 1999