Why the Computer Mouse's Inventor Isn't the Big Cheese
“Credit for the invention itself goes to Douglas Engelbart, who first developed the computer mouse in 1963, per TIME. By the time the mouse became commercially available, however, Engelbart’s patent had expired, and he never earned royalties for his work.”
In Memoriam: Douglas Engelbart, Maestro of the Mouse and So Much More
In Memoriam: Douglas Engelbart, Maestro of the Mouse and So Much More
“Silicon Valley has lost one of its true visionaries — but his monuments are everywhere... Engelbart is best known as the inventor of the computer mouse, but leaving it at that is like praising Orville and Wilbur Wright for their pioneering role in the history of propellers... a passionate believer in what he called Collective IQ, [his 1968 demo] is still about the most intense tour de force of raw creativity and innovation that the tech world has ever seen...”
See also Remembering Doug Engelbart
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