Netguru U.S. Navy Let’s not forget Doug Engelbart’s demo, The Mother of all Demos, in which he showed a vision of how computers could augment the human intellect to solve the increasingly complex problems of the world. In 1968…! youtu.be/B6rKUf9DWRI

Microsoft's Satya Nadella invokes Doug Engelbart's legacy during his recent reveal of Copilot, your "everyday AI companion" (many thanks Ross Rubin!)

Among the Medalists/Veterans cited, Doug Engelbart was influenced in part by his WWII-era service in the Navy as a radio/radar technician, then dedicated his career in the service of humanity... Read "Serving Our Country on the Battlefield and in the Lab" nationalmedals.org/stories/servin…

On this day in 1970 Doug Engelbart was awarded the US patent for the computer mouse, which became an icon for his life's work, but in fact was among his LEAST significant contributions. Today we revisit his seminal talk: "The Augmented Knowledge Workshop" dougengelbart.org/AKW

Boosting our collective effectiveness in tackling important challenges, now more crucial to our collective future than ever: "The other contenders for first importance are all critically dependent upon this resource" - Doug Engelbart, timeless. Learn more dougengelbart.org

Bears repeating: "Technology should not aim to replace humans, rather amplify human capabilities" - Doug Engelbart Learn more at dougengelbart.org

What is #GivingTuesday? Last Tues. each November, people around the world give their time, things, skills, voice, or money — to themselves, their loved ones, their community, or to organizations that are working to make the world a better place. Visit givingtuesday.org

We enter this season of giving with so many important causes to support. This #GivingTuesday please also consider giving to The Doug Engelbart Institute - together we can realize his profound vision for a brilliant world ❤️ Please join us dougengelbart.org/Donate

‘The better we get at getting better, the better and faster we'll get better.’ - Doug Engelbart, 2004 Conference on Accelerating Change, his keynote titled 'Large-Scale Collective IQ: Facilitating its Evolution' Find it here dougengelbart.org/Academy

Highly recommend this talk by Tristan Harris (Center For Humane Technology), collaborating with policymakers, researchers, and AI tech insiders to de-escalate the AI dilemma. Aligns with Doug Engelbart’s call for advancing society’s collective IQ ahead of the curve. youtu.be/e5dQ5zEuE9Q

To celebrate this anniversary of Doug Engelbart's Mother of All Demos check out his vision for the future, with key issues and strategic solutions for reaching humanity's higher potential. Start here: dougengelbart.org/Academy

#OnThisDay in 1968 Doug Engelbart & team presented the Mother of All Demos, a window into the future of modern interactive personal and team computing, with the lofty goal of augmenting human intellect! Learn more dougengelbart.org/theDemo.

#OnThisDay in 1968 Doug Engelbart & team stunned their audience with the Mother of All Demos - the world debut of the mouse, hypermedia, teleconferencing, and much much more, with the lofty goal of augmenting human intellect! Learn more dougengelbart.org/Firsts.

Anyone know the source of this fabulous quote please? As in date and title of article or lecture where it first appeared? "Computers are destined to become interactive intellectual amplifiers for all humans pervasively networked worldwide." - JCR Licklider

The Computer History Museum presents its 2024 Fellow Award Ceremony Saturday Nov 16 celebrating the co-founders of Atari, Jake Feinler of the NICs (hatched in Doug Engelbart's lab), and Jensen Huang of NVidia Computer History Museum. Enjoy the event online: computerhistory.org/events/2024-fe…

#OnThisDay in 1968 Doug Engelbart & team presented the Mother of All Demos, a window into the future of modern interactive personal and team computing, with the lofty goal of augmenting human intellect! Watch footage and more dougengelbart.org/theDemo

Thank you Joshua Levy for insightful post re: AI / IA and the Doug Engelbart side of the equation!

Jan 30, 2025 - It's Doug Engelbart's 100th birthday! We're celebrating online free-range style with some gems from his remarkable legacy. SRI DARPA AFOSR NASA Join Us: dougengelbart.org/Dougs-100th

On National Inventors' Day and International Day of Women and Girls in Science we celebrate the power of innovation and those minds shaping the future! #NationalInventorsDay #WomenInSTEM #STEMForAll