News World-News

Bill English: Computer mouse co-creator dies at 91

Bill English: Computer mouse co-creator dies at 91
The first mouse prototype built in the early 1960s. Photo: Getty Images

The co-creator of the computer mouse, William English, has died aged 91.

The BBC reports the engineer and inventor was born in 1929 in Kentucky and studied electrical engineering at university before joining the US Navy.

He built the first mouse in 1963, using an idea put forward by his colleague Doug Engelbart while the pair were working on early computing.

It would only become commonplace two decades later, when personal home computers became popular. English's death was confirmed to US media outlets by his wife.

Source: BBC

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
LIVE SCORES
Sunderland 0–0 Man United Full Time
Wolves 0–3 Brighton Full Time
Man City 3–0 Brentford Full Time
Bula FC 0–1 South Island United Full Time
Bula FC 0–2 Auckland FC Full Time
Bula FC vs South Melbourne FC 3:00PM
Chiefs vs Highlanders 7:05PM
Fijian Drua vs Waratahs 4:35PM
Blues vs Hurricanes 7:05PM
Bulldogs vs Cowboys 8:00PM
Dolphins vs Storm 10:00PM
Titans vs Raiders 5:00PM