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   Charles Patrick "Chuck" Thacker (February 26, 1943 – June 12, 2017) was an American pioneer computer designer. He designed the Xerox Alto , which is the first computer that used a mouse -driven graphical user interface (GUI).

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Charles-P-ThackerCharles P. Thacker | Computer Pioneer, Engineer, Designer

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   May 3, 2024 · Charles P. Thacker was an American winner of the 2009 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science, for his “pioneering design and realization of the first modern personal computer.” Thacker received a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1967.

4. www.nytimes.com › 2017/06/14 › technologyCharles P. Thacker Dies at 74; Helped Design Early Personal ...

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   Jun 14, 2017 · June 14, 2017. Charles P. Thacker, an electrical engineer who played an early, central role in some of the most important ideas in personal computing and computer networking, died on Monday at his ...

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   Who is Chuck Thacker?

   • Chuck Thacker has worked in industrial research labs for over forty years developing innovative computer systems, networks, and computing hardware. Although primarily a hardware architect, he has also written software for computer-aided design and user interfaces. Chuck was born in Los Angeles, California in 1943.

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   Where did Thacker go to college?

   • Thacker received a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1967. He then worked at that university for Project Genie, one of the first time-sharing systems in which multiple people could work on the same computer.

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   How did Thacker develop a tablet PC?

   • After returning to the United States, Thacker designed the hardware for Microsoft's Tablet PC, based on his experience with the "interim Dynabook " at PARC, and later the Lectrice, a pen-based hand-held computer at DEC SRC.

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6. amturing.acm.org › award_winners › thacker_1336106Charles P. Thacker - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   Jun 12, 2017 · Materials. Chuck Thacker has worked in industrial research labs for over forty years developing innovative computer systems, networks, and computing hardware. Although primarily a hardware architect, he has also written software for computer-aided design and user interfaces. Chuck was born in Los Angeles, California in 1943.

7. cacm.acm.org › news › in-memoriam-charles-p-chuckIn Memoriam: Charles P. “chuck” Thacker: 1943-2017

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   Jun 13, 2017 · Charles P. Thacker ("Chuck" to those who knew him), who helped pioneer many aspects of the personal computer, and who was awarded the 2009 ACM A.M. Turing Award in recognition of his pioneering design and realization of the first modern personal computer, and for his contributions to Ethernet and the tablet computer, died Monday, June 12, at ...

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9. ethw.org › Charles_ThackerCharles Thacker - Engineering and Technology History Wiki - ETHW

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   For over 35 years, Charles P. Thacker has led innovation in the area of distributed personal computing. He is one of the primary forces behind the introduction of the modern-day PC. While working at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) as a research fellow from 1970 to 1983, he served as the principal designer for the Alto personal ...

10. www.computinghistory.org.uk › Charles-P-ThackerCharles P. Thacker - Computing History

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    Charles. P. Thacker. Thacker worked in the 1970s and 1980s at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), where he served as project leader of the Xerox Alto personal computer system, was co-inventor of the Ethernet LAN, and contributed to many other projects, including the first laser printer. In 1983, Thacker was a founder of the Systems ...