Background
Nelson, Theodor Holm was born on June 17, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Nelson, Theodor Holm was born on June 17, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor in Philosophy, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, 1959. Master of Arts in Social Rels./Sociology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan, 2002.
Founding designer Project Xanadu, since 1960. Photographer and movie editor Communications Research Institute, Miami, Florida, 1962—1963. Instructor sociology Vassar, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1964—1966.
Assistant to the president Harcourt, Brace & World Publications, New York City, 1966—1967. Lecturer and media maker University Illinois, Chicago, 1973—1976. Co-founder Itty Bitty Machine Company, 1976.
Editor Creative Computing Magazine, Morristown, New Jersey, 1980—1981. Software designer Datapoint Corporation, San Antonio, 1981—1984. Distinguished fellow Autodesk Inc, Sausalito, California, 1988—1993.
Research fellow Sapporo HyperLab, Sapporo, Japan, 1994—1996. Professor Shonan Fujisawa Campus Keio University, 1996—2002. Visiting professor University Southampton, England, since 1997.
Lleverhulme visiting professor University Nottingham, England, 2003. Visiting fellow Oxford Internet Institute, England, since 2004. Software and usability consultant, since 1968.
Son of Ralph Nelson and Celeste Holm, Theodor (Stepfather) and Jean Parke Holm (Stepmother). Life partner Marlene J. Mallicoat. 1 child Erik.