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This great pioneer of computer science, American engineer and inventor Douglas Engelbart, also known as the “father of the modern PC interface,” died earlier this week aged 88. This man invented the computer mouse. Enough said.

Thanks for helping boost humanity’s collective IQ and making knowledge of the world we live in more accessible.

~ by Fionnlagh on July 5, 2013.

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