Journey of Life Inventor Computer Mouse

Have you ever wondered who the real inventor of
the computer mouse? Although the shape of the tool is very simple but the function really helps us to direct the pointer on the computer or favorite laptop very easily. You do not need to bother moving the fingers to operate a computer, simply move and press the button then all the commands can be executed quickly.
Apparently, the inventor of the computer mouse is a man named Douglas Engelbart. Men born in Portland, Oregon on January 30, 1925 it has worked in the United States Army. There, young Engelbart worked as a radar technician in the Philippines.

Then, how the story until it can find a sophisticated tool called the mouse is used to this day? It began in 1967. He and his partner named Bill English filed a patent for a device.
The tool is not like the shape of the mouse that you now enjoy. Forms originally was in the form of a wooden box with two metal wheels underneath as a driver. After years of patent process, eventually the wooden tool to get a patent from the US government in 1970.

At the beginning of the discovery, a small object is not directly named after the now. Engelbart's own register of the names of his creation as the XY position indicator for a display system.

Then, long names are replaced with the mouse. inspiration of the name is because the wood has a cable box that is similar to a mouse. Actually, there is a tragic story behind this mouse.
Apparently Engelbart and English have never received a penny of royalties from these creations.

According to Engelbart, the company that holds the place it Work patent the product.
In fact, a few years later a tool called mouse is actually sold to Apple Computer just a price tag of US $ 40,000 only. During his life, the inventor of the computer mouse is known as a wise man.
Engelbart has always said that when he was working then the focus is on how to make the earth could be a better place again. According to him, someone who used intellect to the fullest will make the earth better.
He added that the computer is a tool that makes life in the world for the better. For that reason, Engelbart managed to find a device called a mouse. From the tool he was able to prove that its conduct human intellect to become better.
In this case, you as a user of a computer or laptop is able to perform commands more quickly and easily with the mouse. Unfortunately, in 2007, suffered from Alzheimer's disease and renal failure exacerbated by disease.
Finally, on July 2, 2013 Douglas Engelbart last breath. The invention is used up to now keep him alive.