In 1972, Dr. Hal Puthoff, a researcher at SRI, put forth a series of proposals to study quantum mechanics in life processes. This resulted in the now controversial remote viewingCIA programs that have been reportedly discontinued and declassified since. Douglas C. Engelbart, best known for inventing the computer mouse, and as a pioneer of human-computer interaction, is arguably SRI's most notable alumnus. SRI International researchers also developed the world's first and only all-magnetic digital computer (http://www.sri.com/about/timeline/allmagnetic-logic.html), based upon extensions to magnetic core memories.
In 1977, the Stanford Research Institute became known as SRI International, and formally separated from Stanford University. This was a belated response to anti-war student protesters who believed that SRI's DARPA-funded work was essentially making Stanford part of the military-industrial complex.
In the course of its work, SRI has been awarded more than 10,000 patents in engineering and technology. SRI International conducts research and development in many areas, both independently and for hire, and sells reports on independent research. Dr. Curtis Carlson is President and CEO of SRI International.
To facilitate the translation of SoM research into improved clinical care, each of the School's Institutes is strategically aligned with service counterparts at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
The StanfordInstitute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine is at the forefront of a groundbreaking approach to biomedical research and patient care.
Our institute unites experts in these areas as they investigate how the brain develops, the biological causes of developmental disorders, the mechanisms that enable the brain to recover from injury and both normal and abnormal behavior.
Recently returned to Stanford after his wartime stint at Harvard as director of the government-sponsored effort to develop countermeasures to enemy radar, Terman looked at Washington and saw "a wonderful opportunity, if we are prepared to exploit it." Here were the funds that the University needed to improve its reputation as a researchinstitution.
Stanford would conduct research sponsored by Washington; industry would draw on this work and on Stanford-trained employees to develop technology for the government.
Stanford's rise to prominence and its pioneering relationship with high-tech industries prove the shrewdness of Terman's vision.
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