SRI International's Senior Technical Adviser Emeritus Douglas C. Engelbart to Receive National Medal of Technology

Prestigious Medal Recognizes Dr. Engelbart's Innovations in Human-Computer Interaction and Online Collaboration

MENLO PARK, California - November 28, 2000 - Computing pioneer Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart has won the 2000 National Medal of Technology for the work he led in advancing computer science during his tenure at Stanford Research Institute, now known as SRI International®, a leading independent technology innovator based in Silicon Valley.
 
At Stanford Research Institute, Dr. Engelbart and his team created many of the concepts and tools that set the global computer revolution in motion. His vision and work in the 1960s resulted in the computer mouse, hypertext linking, real-time text editing, online journals, shared-screen teleconferencing, and remote collaboration technology. Dr. Engelbart was also a key contributor to the early formation of the ARPANET community and the founding of the Network Information Center (NIC). His work is the foundation of personal computing and the Internet.
 
The National Medal of Technology will be presented to Dr. Engelbart by President Clinton on Friday, December 1, 2000 at the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C.
 
It is the nation's highest award in this category. The event will be hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Medals of Science and Technology Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Commerce.
 
Dr. Engelbart is currently senior technical adviser emeritus at SRI International and founder of the Bootstrap Institute (www.bootstrap.org). The Bootstrap Institute is dedicated to furthering Dr. Engelbart's vision of boosting mankind's collective capability for coping with complex and urgent problems.
 
"We are extremely proud that Dr. Engelbart's rich legacy of innovations is being recognized at the national level," said Dr. Curtis Carlson, president and CEO of SRI International. "His work touches the lives of nearly everyone in the world - in business, education, entertainment and our daily lives."
 
The National Medal of Technology, established by Congress in 1980 and administered by the Department of Commerce, recognizes technological innovation and advancement of the nation's global competitiveness, as well as ground-breaking contributions that commercialize a technology, create jobs, improve productivity, or stimulate the nation's growth and development in other ways. To date, 115 individuals and 16 companies have been honored with this award. More information about the National Medal of Technology can be found at www.ta.doc.gov/Medal.
 
About SRI International
Silicon Valley-based SRI International (www.sri.com) is one of the world's leading independent research and technology development organizations. Founded in 1946 as Stanford Research Institute, SRI has been meeting the strategic needs of global markets for more than 50 years. As part of its strategy to bring its technologies to the marketplace, SRI licenses its technologies, forms strategic partnerships and creates spin-off companies.
 
Editor's Note:
ARPANET: SRI was one of the first four nodes - with UCLA, UCSB and University of Utah - and the recipient of the first login on this small network that today has grown into the global Internet.
 
Network Information Center (NIC): SRI served for over two decades as the registration clearinghouse and support center for all computer hosts connecting to the ARPANET/Internet.

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