What visionary invented the computer mouse and demonstrated windows, email, and live network videoconferencing at "the mother of all demos" in 1968?
A) Vannevar Bush
B) Douglas Engelbart
C) Al Gore
D) Alan Kay
E) Ted Nelson

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Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse and demonstrated windows, email, and live network videoconferencing at "the mother of all demos" in 1968. Vannevar Bush is known for his work on the Memex, an early conceptual device for hypertext and information retrieval. Alan Kay is known for his pioneering work on object-oriented programming and the graphical user interface. Ted Nelson is known for coining the terms "hypertext" and "hypermedia" and is a proponent of alternative information storage and retrieval systems. Al Gore is a politician and environmental activist who popularized the term "information superhighway" but did not invent any of the technologies mentioned.

What Visionary Invented the Computer Mouse and Demonstrated Windows, Email