J.C.R. Licklider
The spiritual father of internet
- His full name is Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider, but most people just called him Lick.
- In 1960 he published his work "Man-computer symbiosis", ("Computers should be developed with the goal to enable men and computers to cooperate in making decisions and controlling complex situations without inflexible dependence on predetermined programs")
- He is said to be the spiritual father of internet.
- During his college years he changed his courses several times, from chemistry to physics to arts and eventually to psychology.
- Within the framework of his doctoral thesis he examined the auditory cortex of the cat.
- According to himself his favourite breakfast was Coca-Cola.
- His father was a Baptist priest.
- During meetings he often talked freely about his ideas which his colleagues later snagged and claimed as their own.
- During his time at MIT he worked on project SAGE, a computer based early warning system for Soviet air attacks.
- SAGE was one of the first interactive real-time computer systems.
- Together with Robert Taylor he published his work “The computer as a communication device“ in 1968.
- In 1990 he received the “Common Wealth Award for Distinguished Service”.
J.C.R. Licklider
born in 1915 in St. Louis
Course of studies at Washington University in St. Louis
MIT, BBN, ARPA
