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3title: J. C. R. Licklider
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8> **Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider** (March 11, 1915 – June 26, 1990), known simply as **J. C. R.** or "**Lick**", was an American [psychologist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychologist "Psychologist") and [computer scientist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_scientist "Computer scientist") who is considered to be among the most prominent figures in [computer science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computer_science "History of computer science") development and general [computing history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computing_hardware "History of computing hardware").
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10> He is particularly remembered for being one of the first to foresee modern-style [interactive computing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_computing "Interactive computing") and its application to all manner of activities; and also as an [Internet pioneer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_pioneers "List of Internet pioneers") with an early vision of a worldwide computer network long before it was built. He did much to initiate this by funding research that led to significant advances in computing technology, including today's canonical [graphical user interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface "Graphical user interface"), and the [ARPANET](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET "ARPANET"), which is the direct predecessor of the [Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet "Internet").