08. Augmenting Human Intellect by Douglas Engelbart, 1962

• Engelbart invented much of the computer interfaces we depend on:  mouse, window, word processor, helped to create the Internet, videoconferencing, hyperlink, etc.  He remains largely unrecognized for his developments.
• Engelbart's main goal was not, as most would assume, to develop interfaces such as the window or the mouse, but rather, to "augment the human intellect" (93).
• Augmenting human intellect means to increase the ability for a human to deal with and create solutions for a problem.  This includes:  faster and better understanding, as well as faster and better solutions
• Goal of Engelbart's study:  to create a program that would establish the issues that hold a person back from being able to deal with the problems of society and to develop new methods that would solve this problems