It is said that in 1961, Doug Engelbart had the idea for the mouse during a conference talk. In 1963, he created his first design, which featured rolling wheels that were modeled after the 1800s mechanical area-measuring machines known as planimeters. In the middle of the 1960s, engineers at Telefunken in Germany also created the mouse.
Left: In 1964, Douglas Engelbart and Bill English devised the mouse, which they called the “Bug.” To illustrate the idea, they made this hefty, exquisite wooden contraption. A replica might be seen in this photo at the Startup museum display in Albuquerque.
