Charles P. Thacker
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 8 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 26,1943 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Pasadena |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | June 12,2017 |
| Died | Palo Alto |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Field | Computer Science |
| Parents | Ralph Scott Thacker |
| Fern Cheek | |
| Job | Computer scientist |
| Researcher | |
| Computer Designer | |
| Awards | Turing Award |
| IEEE John von Neumann Medal | |
| Charles Stark Draper Prize | |
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| ID | 542305 |
Charles P. Thacker Life story
Charles Patrick "Chuck" Thacker was an American pioneer computer designer. He worked on the Xerox Alto, which is the first computer that used a mouse-driven Graphical User Interface.