Engelbart Alumnus Bill Paxton: An Accidental Astrophysicist
“The American Astronomical Society honors [Engelbart alumnus Bill Paxton] an unlikely astrophysics leader from UC Santa Barbara” ... "While working at the Stanford Research Institute in 1968, he participated in what was later dubbed The Mother of All Demos, during which researcher Douglas Engelbart previewed many features that would become staples of personal computing."
Watch Paxton with Engelbart in 1968 Demo | More about the Demo
William English, Who Helped Build the Computer Mouse, Dies at 91
William English, Who Helped Build the Computer Mouse, Dies at 91
“He was one of the computing pioneers who “showed what a computer interface could — and should — look like,” a colleague said.”