Computer mouse inventor Doug Engelbart dies at 88

The inventor of the computer mouse, Doug Engelbart, has died aged 88.

Engelbart developed the tool in the 1960s as a wooden shell covering two metal wheels, patenting it long before the mouse's widespread use.

He also worked on early incarnations of email, word processing and video teleconferences at a California research institute.

[xxPillsxx]

Thanks for the beautiful mouse you invented
I would have died without it

[zeeshan]

rip sir.

[GribbleGrunger]

And to think, we all used his invention to read this sad news. A fitting tribute, I believe.

[HammadTheBeast]

Dota games should have him as a champion.

[Majin-vegeta]

R.i.p my condolences go out to the family.

[ThatCanadianGuy514]

A 21 click salute to you sir.

[YoungKingDoran]

A smart man truly ahead of his time.

[tarbis]

Thank you for making the use of computers much easier. May you rest in peace.

[NegativeCreep427]

the tab button on every current-day computer users keyboard would have been withered down to the size of a pea in a matter of hours.

Rest In Peace sir.

[MikeyDucati1]

Oh wow...he made great contributions to the PC that so many people don't even know about. R.I.P.

[Gasian]

Hope you R.I.P Sir; made something I love doing that much easier.