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Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider (/ ˈ l ɪ k l aɪ d ər /; March 11, 1915 – June 26, 1990), known simply as J. C. R. or "Lick", was an American psychologist and computer scientist who is considered to be among the most prominent figures in computer science development and general computing history.
Jun 22, 2024 · J.C.R. Licklider (born March 11, 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died June 26, 1990, Arlington, Massachusetts) was an American computer scientist who helped lay the groundwork for computer networking and ARPANET, the predecessor of the Internet.
J.C.R. Licklider was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2013. His work and ideas around global networking led to the creation of the ARPAnet.
J.C.R. Licklider. Dr. Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider, better known as “Lick,” left an indelible imprint on the history of computers and computer communications. He initiated three important developments in information technology: the granting of Ph.D.’s in computer science, time-sharing, and networking. Dr.
Licklider, the first director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency's (ARPA) Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO), discusses his work at Lincoln Laboratory and IPTO.
Somehow, the occupant of that office - a former MIT psychologist named J. C. R. Licklider - has seen a future in which computers will empower individuals, instead of forcing them into rigid conformity.
Jul 3, 1990 · Dr. J.C.R. Licklider, an early computer scientist who was credited with pioneering work that established the basis for concepts like time sharing and resource sharing, died last Tuesday at Symmes...
All users of interactive computing and every company that employs computer people owe him a great debt." Preface by Robert W. Taylor "In Memoriam: J.C.R. Licklider 1915- 1990," Digital Research Center Research Report #61, Palo Alto, CA, August 7, 1990.
Joseph C.R. Licklider, a principal contributor to the advent of interactive computing and computer networks, studied psychology, earning bachelor's and master's degrees from Washington University (1937 and 1938 respectively) and a doctorate at the University of Rochester in 1942.1 He was a member of the Harvard University faculty and a researche...
J.C.R Licklider's ideas had a profound effect on the development of computer technology and the development of the Internet. He had a vision of man computer symbiosis whereby human intellect could be augmented.
