Bill English - Computer mouse co-creator dies at 91

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Bill English: Computer mouse co-creator dies at 91

Bill English was the first person to use a computer mouse, building the first prototype in 1963.

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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.