History of Interfaces

History of Interfaces

1. Charles Babbage

   • Ada Lovelace
     • designed the first algorithm to be used in an Analytical Engine
   • mentored Ada Lovelace

2. Vannevar Bush

   • envisioned computer as mechanized private file and library

3. J.C.R. Licklider

   • envisioned computer to predict flaws in the reasoning
   • facilitated the research that led to the internet and the graphical user interface

4. Ivan Sutherland.

   • inspired by Bush and Licklider
   • developed Sketchpad, first system to ever demonstrate an interactive dialog

5. Alan Kay

   • created Smalltalk
   • developed Alto, the first OS based on a GUI

6. Steve Jobs

   • along with Xerox PARC researchers developed Macintosh

7. Douglas Engelbart

   • prototyped the “oN-Line System” at Augmentation Research Center