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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Demo

December 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Demo DEI | Dec 8, 2018 | Christina Engelbart Events were held on three continents celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doug Engelbart's landmark demo - exploring the past and future of a brilliant legacy and all it inspires! [Continue Reading]

Groundbreaking 1968 Demo recognized with IEEE Milestone Plaque

March 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

DEI | Mar 21, 2017 | Christina Engelbart
Doug's legendary Demo now recognized as a seminal event in the history of computing by IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization advancing technology for humanity. Unveiling of the IEEE Milestone Plaque was celebrated at the Computer History Museum in Mt. View, CA. [Continue Reading]

Today in Tech History – the Mother of All Demos

December 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

December 9th, 1968 at 3:00pm at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco, California, Doug Engelbart was slated to present his research. Instead of giving his [Continue Reading]

‘The Demo’ now an avant garde opera at Stanford

April 1, 2015 // 1 Comment

Stanford Live presents an avant garde opera ‘The Demo’, a musical/video/lightshow reimagining the 1968 “Mother of All Demos” originally presented [Continue Reading]

President Obama cites Engelbart’s Innovations

February 14, 2015 // 1 Comment

"It was from here in 1968 where researcher Douglas Engelbart astonished an audience with two computers connected online, and hypertext you could click on with something called a mouse." - President Obama at Cyber Summit 13 Feb 2015

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