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After studying psychology, mathematics, and physics, Licklider received a bachelor's degree from Washington University -
After getting his master's degree in psychology in 1938 from Washington University, Licklider then went on to receive his doctorate in psychology from the University of Rochester in New York. -
Before joining MIT, Licklider was lecturing classes at Harvard. He became interested in computers and what they could be capable of. -
In 1957, Licklider left MIT to further pursue his passion for computers. Leaving MIT, he joined the acoustic consulting firm of Bolt Beranek and Newman. -
During a conference in Paris, Lick learns about time-sharing thanks to Christopher Strachey. He then uses this to develop a time-sharing device later on called the BBN Time-Sharing System. -
Considered one of the most important papers in computer science history, Licklider proposes that merging the human mind and computers would result in better decision making -
In October of 1962, Licklider joined ARPA as the director of the Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO). -
During this year, Lick leaves BBN (Bolt Beranek and Newman) to become director of IPTO over at ARPA. His studies at BBN was supposed to be a five-year effort, but was cut short to two years. -
Licklider wanted to create a solution to a problem where computers were incompatible in communicating with one another. He writes, “If such a network as I envisage nebulously could be brought into operation, we would have at least four large computers, perhaps six or eight small computers, and a great assortment of disc files and magnetic tape units—not to mention the remote consoles and teletype stations—all churning away.” -
From the years 1964-1967, Licklider was a consultant for IBM. There, he would serve as a manager of information sciences, systems and applications. -
To direct Project MAC, Lick goes back to MIT in order to direct the project and also be a professor in electrical engineering. -
Lick takes a years absence from MIT in order to help out the Department of Defense, once again as a director of the IPTO. -
Licklider is done with government services and returns to MIT, where he resides until his retirement. -
After all of his hard work, Licklider retires... sort of. After retirement, he became professor emeritus. -
On June 26, 1990, J.C.R. passes away in Arlington, Massachusetts.