"PARC (Palo Alto Research Center; formerly Xerox PARC) is a research and development company in Palo Alto, California. Formed in 1970, the company was originally a ...
subsidiary of Xerox, and was tasked with creating computer technology-related products and hardware systems.
Founded by Jacob E. "Jack" Goldman, Xerox Corporation´s chief scientist, Xerox PARC has been in large part responsible for such developments as laser printing, Ethernet, the modern personal computer, graphical user interface (GUI) and desktop paradigm, object-oriented programming, ubiquitous computing, electronic paper, amorphous silicon (a-Si) applications, the mouse and advancing very-large-scale integration (VLSI) for semiconductors." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.01.2020)