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William Kirk English (January 27, 1929 – July 26, 2020) was an American computer engineer who contributed to the development of the computer mouse while working for Douglas Engelbart at SRI International 's Augmentation Research Center. [1] [2] He would later work for Xerox PARC and Sun Microsystems . Early life.
Jul 31, 2020 · William English, the engineer and researcher who helped build the first computer mouse and, in 1968, orchestrated an elaborate demonstration of the technology that foretold the computers,...
Aug 3, 2020 · Bill English was the engineer who took the "rough notes" of an idea and built the first mouse. The co-creator of the computer mouse, William English, has died aged 91. The engineer and...
Aug 5, 2020 · CNN —. William “Bill” English, the engineer who helped create the first computer mouse, died July 26 in California. He was 91. With the mouse, English — alongside his partner, Douglas...
Jul 31, 2020 · Business. Column: Bill English, wizard behind the scenes of seminal computer technologies, dies at 91. Bill English at the console of SRI’s system in October 1968, three months before he...
William (Bill) English is a computer engineer who made important contributions to the development of the computer mouse whilst working for Douglas Engelbart at SRI International's Augmentation Research Center. In 1971 he left SRI and took a position at Xerox Parc, where he managed the Office Systems Research Group.
Apr 2, 2024 · Bill English - CHM. It is safe to say Bill English is the first person to ever use a mouse. In 1963 while Bill was Chief Engineer for Doug Englebart's "Augmented Human Intellect Research Center" at SRI he built the first mouse, based on an idea in Doug's early notes.
