Charles P. Thacker
American computer pioneer
Charles Patrick "Chuck" Thacker (February 26, 1943 – June 12, 2017) was an American pioneer computer designer.[2] He worked on the Xerox Alto, which is the first computer that used a mouse-driven Graphical User Interface. He was known for being the co-inventor of the ethernet.
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| Born | Charles Patrick Thacker February 26, 1943 |
| Died | June 12, 2017 (aged 74) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (B.S., 1967) |
| Known for | Alto (computer) |
| Awards | IEEE John von Neumann Medal (2007) A. M. Turing Award (2009) Computer History Museum Fellow (2007)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | Xerox, DEC, Microsoft Research |
Thacker died on June 12, 2017 from complications from esophageal cancer in Palo Alto, California at the age of 74.[2]
References change
- ↑ "Charles (Chuck) Thacker 2007 Fellow". Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Xerox Alto designer, co-inventor of Ethernet, dies at 74". Ars Technica. 13 June 2017.
Other websites change
- Thacker biography, Microsoft
- An interview with Chuck Thacker
- IEEE John von Neumann Medal Recipients
- Chuck Thacker Attains Computing’s Peak
- Podcast interview with Chuck Thacker upon receipt of Turing Award by Archived 2012-12-10 at Archive.today, Stephen Ibaraki
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