{
  "id": 7887244,
  "title": "Quote of the day by pioneer Douglas Engelbart: 'The digital revolution is even more significant than the invention of writing or printing' — an audacious claim about interactive computing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/quote-of-the-day-by-pioneer-douglas-engelbart-the-digital-revolution",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-16T22:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/quote-of-the-day-by-pioneer-douglas-engelbart-the-digital-revolution-is-even-more-significant-than-the-invention-of-writing-or-printing-an-audacious-claim-about-interactive-computing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On a remarkable day, trailblazer Douglas Engelbart proclaimed that the digital revolution holds a greater importance than the invention of writing or printing. This audacious assertion, made during his legendary \"Mother of All Demos,\" showcased a comprehensive demonstration of interactive computing. Engelbart, a revered engineer and inventor known for pioneering computer science and creating the computer mouse, believed his work to be the most significant in human history. His demonstration, held at Stanford Research Institute, was a 90-minute spectacle that included spoken passages, live demonstrations, and teleconferenced presentations by team members. Engelbart compared the digital era to the pivotal role of writing and printing in enabling knowledge transfer. His prediction, while bold, was grounded in the reality that his work laid the foundation for future advancements in computing. One of Engelbart's earliest inventions, the computer mouse, was built in 1964 and first demonstrated during his 1968 presentation.",
  "summary": "The inventor of the computer mouse long believed we were on the cusp of the greatest phase of humanity",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}