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![This is Douglas Engelbert (1925-2013), an engineer and the inventor of the modern computer mouse. The prototype was made of wood and had only one button, made in 1963-64 by Bill English This is Douglas Engelbert (1925-2013), an engineer and the inventor of the modern computer mouse. The prototype was made of wood and had only one button, made in 1963-64 by Bill English](https://preview.redd.it/zpeeyb1w40o61.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=988552863634fe56fbecf627192f12ddd78cb754)
This is Douglas Engelbert (1925-2013), an engineer and the inventor of the modern computer mouse. The prototype was made of wood and had only one button, made in 1963-64 by Bill English
![File:The First Mouse, 1964 - prototype, invented by Douglas Engelbart and built by Bill English at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) - National Museum of American History (2015-10-13 by Kazuhisa OTSUBO).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:The First Mouse, 1964 - prototype, invented by Douglas Engelbart and built by Bill English at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) - National Museum of American History (2015-10-13 by Kazuhisa OTSUBO).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/The_First_Mouse%2C_1964_-_prototype%2C_invented_by_Douglas_Engelbart_and_built_by_Bill_English_at_the_Stanford_Research_Institute_%28SRI%29_-_National_Museum_of_American_History_%282015-10-13_by_Kazuhisa_OTSUBO%29.jpg)