Douglas Engelbart Quiz

Douglas Engelbart Quiz Questions

Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When was Douglas Engelbart born?
a) 30 January 1925
b) 24 June 1922
c) 8 August 1927
d) 4 November 1924

2. Where was Douglas Engelbart born?
a) Boston
b) Near Atlanta
c) Near Portland
d) Houston

3. Where did Douglas Engelbart do bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering?
a) Tufts College
b) Oregon State University
c) Notre Dame University
d) Bright College

4. Where did Douglas Engelbart do Ph.D. in electrical engineering?
a) Muskingum College
b) Imperial College
c) Regent University
d) University of California

The first computer mouse held by Engelbart sho... — The first computer mouse held by Engelbart showing the wheels that directly contact the working surface (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

5. Who wrote the article “As We May Think” that inspired Douglas Engelbart?
a) Vannevar Bush
b) Karl Compton
c) James Bryant Conant
d) Karen O’Leary

6. When did Douglas Engelbart found Augmentation Research Center?
a) 1955
b) 1963
c) 1969
d) 1945

7. Which institute funded Augmentation Research Center?
a) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
b) Office of Scientific Research and Development
c) Stanford Research Institute
d) Ames Research Center

English: Doug Engelbart's old office in SRI In... — Doug Engelbart’s old office in SRI International. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

8. When did Douglas Engelbart hold a demonstration at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco where he displayed mouse and other inventions?
a) 12 February 1984
b) 14 May 1978
c) 5 September 1975
d) 9 December 1968

9. When did Douglas Engelbart die?
a) 15 March 1996
b) 4 April 2008
c) 2 July 2013
d) 5 October 1991

10. Where did Douglas Engelbart die?
a) Atherton
b) Los Angeles
c) New York
d) Austin

Douglas Engelbart Quiz Questions and Answers

Meta-learning lab meets with Doug Engelbart (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When was Douglas Engelbart born?
a) 30 January 1925

2. Where was Douglas Engelbart born?
c) Near Portland

3. Where did Douglas Engelbart do bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering?
b) Oregon State University

4. Where did Douglas Engelbart do Ph.D. in electrical engineering?
d) University of California

Douglas Engelbart – Official Slow Mail Stamp (Photo credit: Slow Mail)

5. Who wrote the article “As We May Think” that inspired Douglas Engelbart?
a) Vannevar Bush

6. When did Douglas Engelbart found Augmentation Research Center?
b) 1963

7. Which institute funded Augmentation Research Center?
c) Stanford Research Institute

8. When did Douglas Engelbart hold a demonstration at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco where he displayed mouse and other inventions?
d) 9 December 1968

9. When did Douglas Engelbart die?
c) 2 July 2013

10. Where did Douglas Engelbart die?
a) Atherton