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Bill English (computer engineer) (William Kirk English) was born on 27 January, 1929 in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S., is a computer. Discover Bill English (computer engineer)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 91 years old?
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William Kirk English |
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| Age |
91 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
27 January 1929 |
| Birthday |
27 January |
| Birthplace |
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Date of death |
July 26, 2020 |
| Died Place |
San Rafael, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Bill English (computer engineer) Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Bill English (computer engineer) Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Bill English (computer engineer) worth at the age of 91 years old? Bill English (computer engineer)’s income source is mostly from being a successful computer. He is from United States. We have estimated
Bill English (computer engineer)'s net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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English died of respiratory failure in San Rafael, California, on July 26, 2020, aged 91.
In 1989, he went to work for Sun Microsystems on internationalization efforts.
He left SRI in 1971 and went to Xerox PARC, where he managed the Office Systems Research Group. While working at PARC, English developed a ball mouse, in which a ball replaced the original set of wheels. It worked similarly to a moveable ball-based mouse device called Rollkugel, which had been developed by Telefunken, Germany, and was offered since 1968 as input device for their computers.
He and Douglas Engelbart share credit for creating the first computer mouse in 1963; English built the initial prototype, and was its first user, based on Engelbart's notes. English led a 1965 project, sponsored by NASA, which evaluated the best way to select a point on a computer display; the mouse was the winner. English was also instrumental at The Mother of All Demos in 1968, which showcased the mouse and other technologies developed as part of their NLS (oN-Line System). In particular, English figured out how to connect a terminal in the San Francisco Civic Auditorium to the host computer at SRI 30 miles (48 km) away, and also transmitted audio and video between the locations.
English served in the US Navy until the late 1950s, including postings in northern California and Japan. He then joined the Stanford Research Institute in the 1960s to work on magnets, and built one of the first all-magnetic arithmetic units with Hewitt Crane. In 1964, he was the first person to join Douglas Engelbart's lab, the Augmentation Research Center.
William Kirk English (January 27, 1929 – July 26, 2020) was an American computer engineer who contributed to the development of the computer mouse while working for Douglas Engelbart at SRI International's Augmentation Research Center. He would later work for Xerox PARC and Sun Microsystems.
English was born on January 27, 1929, in Lexington, Kentucky. The only son of Harry English and Caroline (Gray) English, he had two half-brothers from his father's previous marriage. Harry English was an electrical engineer who managed coal mines and Caroline was a homemaker. William, or Bill as he was known, attended a boarding school in Arizona and then studied electrical engineering at the University of Kentucky.
