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J. C. R. Licklider

1915 - 1990

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Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider (; March 11, 1915 – June 26, 1990), known simply as J. C. R. or "Lick", was an American psychologist and computer scientist who is considered to be among the most prominent figures in computer science development and general computing history. He is particularly remembered for being one of the first to foresee modern-style interactive computing and its application to all manner of activities; and also as an Internet pioneer with an early vision of a worldwide computer network long before it was built. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. C. R. Licklider is the 62nd most popular computer scientist (down from 44th in 2019), the 3,872nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,063rd in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, J. C. R. Licklider ranks 62 out of 245. Before him are Alan Perlis, Pierre Bézier, James Gosling, Amir Pnueli, Yann LeCun, and Brian Kernighan. After him are Vernor Vinge, Ron Rivest, Jean Bartik, Ruth Teitelbaum, Robert C. Martin, and Leonard Adleman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, J. C. R. Licklider ranks 108. Before him are C. W. Ceram, Edmond O'Brien, Mariano Rumor, Albert Ghiorso, Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, and Lorne Greene. After him are Herman Wouk, Sergio Bertoni, Caterina Boratto, Hanns Martin Schleyer, Artur London, and David Stirling. Among people deceased in 1990, J. C. R. Licklider ranks 115. Before him are Xavier Cugat, Berta Karlik, Andrei Kirilenko, Paul Tortelier, Naoto Tajima, and Shigeo Shingo. After him are José Napoleón Duarte, David Stirling, Luigi Beccali, Otto Ambros, Štefan Čambal, and Irene Dunne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. C. R. Licklider ranks 3,872 out of 20,380. Before him are Gutzon Borglum (1867), Erika Eleniak (1969), Neil Patrick Harris (1973), John Marshall (1755), Sidney Wood (1911), and Karl Malone (1963). After him are Ashanti (1980), Mitch Pileggi (1952), Varian Fry (1907), Taylor Hackford (1944), Peter Steele (1962), and Jim Beaver (1950).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, J. C. R. Licklider ranks 35. Before him are Thomas E. Kurtz (1928), Mary Kenneth Keller (1913), Allen Newell (1927), Leonard Kleinrock (1934), Leslie Lamport (1941), and Alan Perlis (1922). After him are Vernor Vinge (1944), Ron Rivest (1947), Jean Bartik (1924), Ruth Teitelbaum (1924), Leonard Adleman (1945), and Larry Wall (1954).

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