Tech History Made on March 11, 1915

On this day in 1915 Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider aka JCR or Lick, was born. JCR is a very prominent figure in computer science and the history of general computing. JCR did not contribute inventions but rather ideas. His ideas included the following: online banking, graphical computing, digital libraries, migrating networks, e-commerce and point-and-click interfaces. In 1960 he wrote his famous paper Man-Computer Symbiosis which discussed the need for simple interaction between computers and man. Licklider is a common household name but he sure did contribute a lot to everyones life.