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==Early life and Education==
==Early life and Education==
Johns Frederick Rulifson was born August 20, 1941 in [[Bellefontaine, Ohio]]. His father was Erwin Charles Rulifson and mother was Virginia Helen Johns. Rulifson married Janet Irving on June 8, 1963 and had two children.<ref name="mouse">{{cite web |title= Johns Frederick (Jeff) Rulifson |work= Biographical Sketches |publisher=Stanford University |date= November 9, 1996 |url= http://sloan.stanford.edu/MouseSite/JeffRulifson/jfr.html |accessdate= April 15, 2011 }}</ref> He received a [[B.S.]] in [[mathematics]] from the [[University of Washington]] in 1966.<ref name="mouse"/>Rulifson earned a Ph.D. in computer science from [[Stanford University School of Medicine|Stanford University]] in 1973.<ref name="mouse" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.computer.org/csdl/trans/tc/1976/08/01674697.pdf|title=IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS, VOL. c-25, NO. 8, AUGUST 1976|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
Johns Frederick Rulifson was born August 20, 1941 in [[Bellefontaine, Ohio]]. His father was Erwin Charles Rulifson and mother was Virginia Helen Johns. Rulifson married Janet Irving on June 8, 1963 and had two children.<ref name="mouse">{{cite web |title= Johns Frederick (Jeff) Rulifson |work= Biographical Sketches |publisher=Stanford University |date= November 9, 1996 |url= http://sloan.stanford.edu/MouseSite/JeffRulifson/jfr.html |accessdate= April 15, 2011 }}</ref> He received a [[B.S.]] in [[mathematics]] from the [[University of Washington]] in 1966.<ref name="mouse"/> Rulifson earned a Ph.D. in computer science from [[Stanford University School of Medicine|Stanford University]] in 1973.<ref name="mouse" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.computer.org/csdl/trans/tc/1976/08/01674697.pdf|title=IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS, VOL. c-25, NO. 8, AUGUST 1976|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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He left SRI to join the System Sciences Laboratory (SSL) within [[Xerox PARC]] in 1973.<ref name="mouse" /> Here he began work on personal computing and the creation of local networks.<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=AzbSDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT220</ref> One of his first actions was to develop the concept for the desktop icon.<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=2y4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35&</ref> By 1978 he was the manager of the center’s Office Research Group, where he introduced the use of interdisciplinary scholars into the group’s work.<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=HuC9Zf7IRywC&pg=PA2</ref> Specifically, he was the first computer scientist to begin working alongside anthropologists, hiring several at Xerox to improve their use of field research<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=E42AAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA188</ref> and enter the field of social science research.<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=hfG6r7kTl7oC&pg=RA3-PT108</ref>
He left SRI to join the System Sciences Laboratory (SSL) within [[Xerox PARC]] in 1973.<ref name="mouse" /> Here he began work on personal computing and the creation of local networks.<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=AzbSDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT220</ref> One of his first actions was to develop the concept for the desktop icon.<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=2y4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35&</ref> By 1978 he was the manager of the center’s Office Research Group, where he introduced the use of interdisciplinary scholars into the group’s work.<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=HuC9Zf7IRywC&pg=PA2</ref> Specifically, he was the first computer scientist to begin working alongside anthropologists, hiring several at Xerox to improve their use of field research<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=E42AAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA188</ref> and enter the field of social science research.<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=hfG6r7kTl7oC&pg=RA3-PT108</ref>


At PARC, he worked on implementing distributed office systems. In 1980, he worked for [[ROLM]] as an engineering manager and joined Syntelligence, an artificial intelligence applications vendor in [[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale, California,]] in 1985.<ref name="mouse"/> He began working for [[Sun Microsystems Laboratories]] in 1987, and held positions including as a director of engineering, technology development, and research groups. He then managed [[Ivan Sutherland]]'s lab from 2003 until his retirement.<ref>https://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/january7/sri-010709.html</ref> He is an emeritus board member of the Doug Engelbart Institute<ref>http://www.dougengelbart.org/about/our-people.html</ref> and Chairman of The Open Group.<ref>http://archive.opengroup.org/public/member/q200/rulifson_bio.htm</ref>
At PARC, he worked on implementing distributed office systems. In 1980, he worked for [[ROLM]] as an engineering manager and joined Syntelligence, an artificial intelligence applications vendor in [[Sunnyvale, California]], in 1985.<ref name="mouse"/> He began working for [[Sun Microsystems Laboratories]] in 1987, and held positions including as a director of engineering, technology development, and research groups. He then managed [[Ivan Sutherland]]'s lab from 2003 until his retirement.<ref>https://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/january7/sri-010709.html</ref> He is an emeritus board member of the Doug Engelbart Institute<ref>http://www.dougengelbart.org/about/our-people.html</ref> and Chairman of The Open Group.<ref>http://archive.opengroup.org/public/member/q200/rulifson_bio.htm</ref>


Jeff Rulifsons papers and research from 1956 to 1997 is contained in the Computer History Museum, with a guide to his work entitled Guide to the Jeff Rulifson papers, written by Bo Doub, Kim Hayden, and Sara Chabino Lott.<ref>http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102733946</ref>
Jeff Rulifsons papers and research from 1956 to 1997 is contained in the Computer History Museum, with a guide to his work entitled Guide to the Jeff Rulifson papers, written by Bo Doub, Kim Hayden, and Sara Chabino Lott.<ref>http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102733946</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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[[Category:Stanford University alumni]]
[[Category:Stanford University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Bellefontaine, Ohio]]
[[Category:People from Bellefontaine, Ohio]]
[[Category:Engineers from Ohio]]

Revision as of 07:00, 10 November 2018

Jeff Rulifson
Jeff Rulifson in 2008
Born1941
(1941-08-20) August 20, 1941 (age 83)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Stanford University
Known forDevelopment of the oN-Line System (NLS)
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsStanford Research Institute
Xerox PARC
ROLM
Sun Microsystems
Syntelligence

Johns Frederick (Jeff) Rulifson (born August 20, 1941) is an American computer scientist.

Early life and Education

Johns Frederick Rulifson was born August 20, 1941 in Bellefontaine, Ohio. His father was Erwin Charles Rulifson and mother was Virginia Helen Johns. Rulifson married Janet Irving on June 8, 1963 and had two children.[1] He received a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Washington in 1966.[1] Rulifson earned a Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford University in 1973.[1][2]

Career

Rulifson joined the Augmentation Research Center, at the Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) in 1966, working on a form of software called “timesharing”. He led the software team that implemented the oN-Line System (NLS), a system that foreshadowed many future developments in modern computing and networking.[3] Specifically, Rulifson developed the command language for the NLS, among other features.[4] His first job was to create the first display-based on the CDC 3100, and the programs he wrote included the first online editor. He also redesigned its file structure.[5] Rulifson was also lead programmer[6] and wrote the program and demonstration files for the first public demonstration of the computer mouse in 1968.[7] He was also the chief programmer of the first use of hypertext.[8] Although Douglas Engelbart was the founder and leader of ARC, Rulifson's innovative programming was essential to the realization of Engelbart's vision. Rulifson was also involved in the development of NIL.[9]

Rulifson was the SRI's representative to the "network working group" in 1968,[10] which led to the first connection on the ARPANET.[11] He described the Decode-Encode Language (DEL), which was designed to allow remote use of NLS over ARPANET.[12] Although never used, the idea was small "programs" would be down-loaded to enhance user interaction. This concept was fully developed in Sun Microsystems's Java programming language almost 30 years later, as applets.[13] Simultaneously, he was involved in the development of the AI programming language QA4. This system was used for the planning done by Shakey, one of the first robots.[14]

He left SRI to join the System Sciences Laboratory (SSL) within Xerox PARC in 1973.[1] Here he began work on personal computing and the creation of local networks.[15] One of his first actions was to develop the concept for the desktop icon.[16] By 1978 he was the manager of the center’s Office Research Group, where he introduced the use of interdisciplinary scholars into the group’s work.[17] Specifically, he was the first computer scientist to begin working alongside anthropologists, hiring several at Xerox to improve their use of field research[18] and enter the field of social science research.[19]

At PARC, he worked on implementing distributed office systems. In 1980, he worked for ROLM as an engineering manager and joined Syntelligence, an artificial intelligence applications vendor in Sunnyvale, California, in 1985.[1] He began working for Sun Microsystems Laboratories in 1987, and held positions including as a director of engineering, technology development, and research groups. He then managed Ivan Sutherland's lab from 2003 until his retirement.[20] He is an emeritus board member of the Doug Engelbart Institute[21] and Chairman of The Open Group.[22]

Jeff Rulifsons papers and research from 1956 to 1997 is contained in the Computer History Museum, with a guide to his work entitled Guide to the Jeff Rulifson papers, written by Bo Doub, Kim Hayden, and Sara Chabino Lott.[23]

Awards

In 1990, Rulifson won the Association for Computing Machinery's Software System Award for implementing groundbreaking innovations such as hypertext, outline processors, and video conferencing.[24] In 1994, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery, for his “pioneering work on augmenting human intellect with hypertext, outline processors, and video conferencing.”[25] In 2006 Rulifson was named to the SRI International Hall of Fame.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Johns Frederick (Jeff) Rulifson". Biographical Sketches. Stanford University. November 9, 1996. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS, VOL. c-25, NO. 8, AUGUST 1976" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Johns Frederick (Jeff) Rulifson". SRI Hall of fame. SRI International. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  4. ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=cTyfxP-g2IIC&pg=PT237
  5. ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=CEc1OOGmA5IC&pg=PA122
  6. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7768481.stm
  7. ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=6IVACwAAQBAJ&pg=PA462
  8. ^ http://www.historyofinformation.com/expanded.php?id=1055
  9. ^ https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/afips/1970/5075/00/50750589.pdf
  10. ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=9BfZxFZpElwC&pg=PA59
  11. ^ Steve Crocker (April 7, 1969), "Host Software", RFC 1, Network Working Group {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  12. ^ Jeff Rulifson (June 2, 1969), "DEL", RFC 5, Network Working Group {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  13. ^ RFC Editor, et a. (April 7, 1999), "30 Years of RFCs", RFC 2555, Network Working Group {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |author= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=ubviWXXcrvoC&pg=PA180
  15. ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=AzbSDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT220
  16. ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=2y4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35&
  17. ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=HuC9Zf7IRywC&pg=PA2
  18. ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=E42AAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA188
  19. ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=hfG6r7kTl7oC&pg=RA3-PT108
  20. ^ https://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/january7/sri-010709.html
  21. ^ http://www.dougengelbart.org/about/our-people.html
  22. ^ http://archive.opengroup.org/public/member/q200/rulifson_bio.htm
  23. ^ http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102733946
  24. ^ "1990 – Jeff Rulifson: NLS". Software system award citation. Association for Computing Machinery. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ https://awards.acm.org/award_winners/rulifson_1481993
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