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Bookmark or Share- When and By Whom Was the First Computer Mouse Invented?Updated: 12/29/2017 by Computer Hope. The computer mouse was invented and developed by Douglas Engelbart, with the assistance of Bill English, during the 1960s and was patented on November 17, 1970. While creating the mouse, Douglas was working at the Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, California, a think tank sponsored by Stanford ...
- The Mouse That Changed Science | Science History InstituteThe mouse, genetically engineered to have a predisposition for cancer, allowed researchers to study the disease in an intact living organism. It promised to transform cancer research, but not everyone was happy. Most critics were wary of patenting life forms at all.
- Computer mouse - WikipediaA computer mouse (plural mice, also mouses) [nb 1] is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of the pointer (called a cursor) on a display, which allows a smooth control of the graphical user interface of a computer .
- The Origin of the Computer Mouse | Scientific AmericanBy Larry Greenemeier. Technology. A little more than 40 years ago Douglas Engelbart introduced his "X–Y position indicator for a display system"—more commonly known today as the computer mouse ...
- The Mouse - CHM RevolutionDoug Engelbart reportedly conceived the mouse during a conference lecture in 1961. His first design, in 1963, used rolling wheels inspired by mechanical area-measuring devices called planimeters invented in the 1800s. Engineers at Germany’s Telefunken also invented a mouse in the mid-1960s.
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