A Quote by Douglas Engelbart

The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.

Douglas Engelbart

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Douglas Engelbart
American - Inventor
January 30, 1925 - July 2, 2013

The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing.”“The better we get at getting better, the faster we will get better.”“In 20 or 30 years, you’ll be able to hold in your hand as much computing knowledge as exists now in the whole city, or even the whole world.”“The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment they can tolerate.”“The key thing about all the world’s big problems is that they have to be dealt with collectively. If we don’t get collectively smarter, we’re doomed.

Douglas Engelbart

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