Розкриваються найважливіші віхи життєвого шляху Дугласа Карла Енгельбарта. Окремо акцентується увага на становленні його як ученого. Досліджується діяльність винахідника комп"ютерного маніпулятора Дугласа Карла Енгельбарта та прослідковується еволюція даного пристрою. Наголошується на значимості його відкриття для сьогодення.
Раскрыты важнейшие страницы жизненного пути Дугласа Карла Энгельбарта. Отдельно акцентируется внимание на его становлении как ученого. Исследуется деятельность изобретателя компьютерного манипулятора Дугласа Карла Энгельбарта и отслеживается эволюция упомянутого прибора. В центре внимания также значение его открытий для современности.
In this article examined the activities of the inventor of the computer manipulator Carl Douglas Engelbart and tracked the evolution of this instrument. It"s known many cases in the history of development of computer facilities and information technology, when the inventors, who defined or define until nowdays the extent of information society development, haven"t received due recognition during their life. One of the first researchers of man-machine interface and the inventor of the computer pointing device - the computer mouse Douglas Carl Engelbart turned 88 this year, and his most famous &invention - the computer mouse - on September 9, 2013 turned offi cially 45. Unfortunately, the inventor didn"t have to mark the jubilee anniversary of his creature, because on July 4, 2013 he passed away. In various publications which monitor the co&mputer topics were published a lot of material that analyze the technical and technological features of computer manipulator, but details regarding the humanitarian component of the emergence and evolution of this device is virtually absent. Similarl&y, not much is known about the author of the idea of the computer mouse - Douglas Carl Engelbart. The aim of the article is to highlight the activities of Douglas Carl Engelbart in the field of computer technology in general, and developing by himsel&f the computer manipulator and the further evolution of the popular and necessary today device.
