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PARC assembled a first-rate collection of research talent, especially in the area of computer science. During Pake's years running Xerox PARC, the research center invented the
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and pioneered the use of a computer "desktop" which functioned by clicking on "icons." This has since become the computer industry standard.
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for recognition of his leadership in the field of technology and innovation. Pake was also a recipient of the
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and forms the basis for NMR-based inter-atomic distance measurements and molecular structure determination.
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Pake married Marjorie Semon on May 31, 1947; they had four children: Warren, Bruce, Cathie and Steve.
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never chose to open a personal computer division. Pake left Xerox in 1986 to direct the nonprofit
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Late in life, Pake began writing two different books, both with the collaborator
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in 1987 and continued to visit PARC long after his 1986 retirement from Xerox.
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in Palo Alto. He remained director emeritus until the time of his death.
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has been awarding the George E. Pake Prize, endowed in 1983 by the
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George Pake, Xerox PARC founder, dies (almanacnews.com)
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