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Day: August 12, 2020

William English and Douglas Engelbart, co-creators of the computer mouse

2020-08-12
By: WcP.Scientific.Mind
On: August 12, 2020
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If you’re on a desktop right now, you’re probably using a computer mouse. In which case, you should raise a glass to William English.
English, an engineer and researcher, died on July 26 at the age of 91 due to respiratory failure in San Rafael, California. And while his cohort Douglas Englebart is probably more famous for coming read more

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