William English

Updated: 08/31/2020 by Computer Hope

Name: William "Bill" K. English

Born: January 27, 1929 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Death: July 26, 2020 (Age: 91)

Computer-related contributions

American computer engineer who is known for his work in the development of the first computer mouse.
First person to join Douglas Engelbart's lab, the Augmentation Research Center (1964).
Key participant in The Mother of All Demos in 1964 that demonstrated the mouse and other technologies developed as part of the NLS (oN-Line System).
Developed a process to connect a terminal in the San Francisco Civic Auditorium to a host computer at SRI and transmit audio and video.
Managed the Office Systems Research Group at Xerox PARC (1971).
Developed a ball mouse while working at PARC.