Memorial Page for Douglas C. Engelbart
American engineer and inventor
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July 2nd, 2026
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Douglas Engelbart (* January 30, 1925 in Portland; † July 2, 2013 in Atherton) was an american engineer and inventor. He was 88 years old. He was married to Ballard Fish and Karen O'Leary Engelbart. He had 4 children. His education included University of California, Berkeley, Oregon State University, University of Oregon and Franklin High School. He received 10 awards, including Turing Award, Lemelson–MIT Prize. His cause of death was kidney failure.
Life Events
18 EventsBorn in Portland, Multnomah County
1925Ames Research Center
1948until 1951
University of California, Berkeley
1955until 1956
SRI International
1957until 1977
Tymshare
1977until 1984
McDonnell Douglas
1984until 1986
Computer Pioneer Award
1992Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award
1995Turing Award
1997Lemelson–MIT Prize
1997National Inventors Hall of Fame
1998IEEE John von Neumann Medal
1999Benjamin Franklin Medal
1999National Medal of Technology and Innovation
2000Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility
2005Married Karen O'Leary Engelbart
2008Died in Atherton, San Mateo County (kidney failure)
2013Internet Hall of Fame
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- Ballard Fish
Douglas C. Engelbart. Forever remembered.