Many people mistakenly believe that the mouse was invented by Apple. Others believe that Steve Jobs stole the idea from Xerox, where the mouse was used on an early office PC called the Star. But in truth, the mouse was first conceived of by Doug Engelbart in the early 1960’s, then a scientist at the Stanford Research Institute, in Menlo Park, California. The next VIP event for Silicom Ventures' Gold members will feature Mr. Engelbart that will share with us his personal story and display the first mouse he built.


WHEN: Sunday January 27th, 11AM
WHERE: 12000 Murietta Lane, Los Altos Hills, Ca 94022
Click here for directions

PROGRAM:
11:00AM-12:00PM Brunch and Networking
12:00PM-1:00PM Keynote Speaker / Q&A
1:00PM-2:30PM Desserts and Networking

RSVP: Click here to RSVP (one person), Click here (two person) pls include name

 
Keynote Speaker: Doug Engelbart, Father of the Mouse

 

Doug Engelbart
Doug Engelbart, Bootstrap Institute founder and Director, has an unparalleled 30-year track record in predicting, designing, and implementing the future of organizational computing. From his early vision of turning organizations into augmented knowledge workshops, he went on to pioneer what is now known as collaborative hypermedia, knowledge management, community networking, and organizational transformation.
Well-known technological firsts include the mouse, display editing, windows, cross-file editing, outline processing, hypermedia, and groupware. Integrated prototypes were in full operation under the NLS system, as early as 1968. In the last decade of its continued evolution, thousands of users have benefited from its unique team support capabilities.
After 20 years directing his own lab at SRI, and 11 years as senior scientist, first at Tymshare, and then at McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Engelbart founded the Bootstrap Institute, where he is working closely with industry and government stakeholders to launch a collaborative implementation of his work.
Engelbart has received numerous awards for outstanding lifetime achievement and ingenuity, including the National Medal of Technology, the Lemelson-MIT Prize, and ACM's 1997 A.M. Turing Award. His life's work, with his "big-picture" vision and persistent pioneering breakthroughs, has made a significant impact on the past, present, and future of personal, interpersonal, and organizational computing.