The Mother of All Demos

Douglas Engelbart's December 9, 1968, demonstration of experimental computer technologies that are now commonplace.

The Mother of All Demos, presented by Douglas Engelbart (1968)

Engelbart's vision of bootstrapping emphasized continuous improvement and self-improvement of systems, a principle that continues to drive technological innovation.

We live in the reality Engelbart imagined; a world transformed by the seamless integration of his once-experimental ideas.