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Fields. Computer Science. Institutions. Xerox, DEC, Microsoft Research. Charles Patrick "Chuck" Thacker (February 26, 1943 – June 12, 2017) was an American pioneer computer designer. [3] He designed the Xerox Alto, which is the first computer that used a mouse -driven graphical user interface (GUI).
- Alto (computer)
- Computer Science
- University of California, Berkeley (B.S., 1967)
Universidade da Califórnia em Berkeley. Prêmios. Prêmio Charles Stark Draper (2004), Medalha John von Neumann IEEE (2007), Prêmio Turing (2009) Instituições. Xerox, Digital Equipment Corporation, Microsoft Research. Campo (s) Ciência da computação.
29 de dez. de 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Charles Patrick “Chuck” Thacker, a pioneer of personal computing and network technologies. He designed the first true PC, the Xerox Alto, and co-invented the Ethernet LAN, and was a founder of Microsoft Research Cambridge.
Chuck Thacker has worked in industrial research labs for over forty years developing innovative computer systems, networks, and computing hardware. Although primarily a hardware architect, he has also written software for computer-aided design and user interfaces. Chuck was born in Los Angeles, California in 1943.
Charles P. Thacker (born February 26, 1943, Pasadena, California, U.S.—died June 12, 2017, Palo Alto, California) American winner of the 2009 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science, for his “pioneering design and realization of the first modern personal computer.”
14 de jun. de 2017 · June 14, 2017. Charles P. Thacker, an electrical engineer who played an early, central role in some of the most important ideas in personal computing and computer networking, died on Monday at...
Biography. For over 35 years, Charles P. Thacker has led innovation in the area of distributed personal computing. He is one of the primary forces behind the introduction of the modern-day PC. While working at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) as a research fellow from 1970 to 1983, he served as the principal designer for the Alto ...
