He died at the age of 91. Who is the inventor of the "mouse"?

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William Bell English, one of the pioneers of modern computer development, has died at the age of 91, according to the American newspaper, "The New York Times". His wife, Roberta English, announced the death of "William" on July 26, in San Rafael, as a result of respiratory failure.

Information about William Bell English

William English, an engineer and researcher who helped build the first computer mouse, and in 1968 organized a detailed demonstration of the technology that predicted computers, tablets, and smartphones.

In the late 1950s, after leaving a career in the Navy, English joined a research laboratory in Northern California called the Stanford Research Institute; To meet his friend Douglas Engelbart, a fellow engineer who was hoping to build a new type of computer.

At a time when only professionals used computers, entering and retrieving information through cards, typewriters, and printouts, Engelbart envisioned a machine that anyone could use simply by manipulating images on a screen.

English was one of the few who understood these ideas and had the engineering talent, patience and social skills to realize them.

Among other things, Engelbart, who died in 2013 at the age of 88, envisioned a mechanical device that could move a cursor across a screen and perform separate tasks by selecting certain symbols or images. During a series of tests it showed that it can navigate across a screen faster than any other device.

William was born on January 27, 1929, in Lexington, the only son of Harry and Caroline. His father was an electrical engineer who ran coal mines in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia, and his mother was a homemaker.

In the early 1940s, after the outbreak of World War II, English left for Arizona to attend a boarding school; He also learned to ride a horse.

As for his family life, English's first marriage to Patricia Dixon ended in divorce; He met his future second wife, Roberta Mercer, and had two children from his first marriage.