BornJanuary 30, 1925 (age 87)
Portland, Oregon, USACitizenshipUSNationalityUSFieldsInventorInstitutionsStanford Research Institute,Tymshare, McDonnell Douglas,Bootstrap Institute/Alliance,Doug Engelbart InstituteAlma materOregon State College (BS); UC Berkeley (PhD)Doctoral advisorJohn R. WoodyardKnown forComputer mouse, Hypertext,Groupware, Interactive Computing
Douglas Carl Engelbart (born January 30, 1925) is an American inventor, and an early computer and internet pioneer. He is best known for his work on the challenges of human-computer interaction, resulting in the invention of the computer mouse, and the development of hypertext, networked computers, and precursors to GUIs.