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During a time when computers were primarily used for number
crunching, Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider had a different approach to
computing. Surprisingly alone in his vision, Licklider imagined a
world where man and machine could work together. This "symbiosis", as
Licklider called it, would allow for personal computer workstations and
online communities. Licklider is one of the most influential people in
computer science and is the author of "Man-Computer Symbiosis" and co-author
of "The Computer as a Communication Device". While employed by ARPA
(Advanced Research Projects Agency), Licklider built the first computer
network to link the research community. He called it the "ARPANET"; we
call it the Internet. |
