Douglas Engelbart Invented the computer mouse (1964)

Inventors of the Modern Computer

The History of the Computer Mouse and the Prototype for Windows - Douglas Engelbart. By Mary Bellis "It would be wonderful if I can inspire others, who are struggling to realize their dreams, to say 'if this country kid could do it, let me keep slogging away'." - Douglas Engelbart Douglas Engelbart changed the way computers worked, from specialized machinery that only a trained scientist could use, to a user-friendly tool that almost anyone can use. He invented or contributed to several interactive, user-friendly devices: the computer mouse, windows, computer videoteleconferencing, hypermedia, groupware, email, the Internetand more.