X
    Categories: life

The Inventor Of “Cut, Copy And Paste” Concept Passes Away At 74


The world of technology, definitely would not have known about the concept of cut, copy and paste if Larry Tesler was not there, who passed away a few days back.

ADVERTISEMENT

He was only 74 years old.

Tesler was born in America and gradually came in the global limelight as one of the finest computer scientists. Had he not invented the concept of cut, copy and paste, this world of technology would have been meaningless. 

ADVERTISEMENT

Before showing his caliber as a data scientist Mr. Larry had also worked with famous companies like Amazon, Apple, Yahoo, and few others. 

YAHOO

Now everybody would like to satisfy their curiosity to know how all he discovered this tool of cut, copy and paste.

ADVERTISEMENT

He invented this concept after he joined the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), an offshoot of Xerox in 1973 and the concept of cut copy and paste came into play.

PA

This has actually helped a lot of people in carrying out each of their computer-related tasks in a hassle-free manner.

ADVERTISEMENT

Later on, he collaborated with his teammate Tim Mott and developed a mouse-driven graphical user interface and named it Gypsy. This tool was actually considered to be the first format of the modern-day computer. 

GOOGLE

Also, this genius worked in Apple continuously for 17 years from 1980-1997 while managing certain kinds of posts there like as a Chief Scientist of Apple, AppleNet’s Vice President, etc.

ADVERTISEMENT

However, this scholar has spent his final years in doing a couple of consulting jobs. Tesler also co-founded his first company named as Stage cast Software.

GOOGLE

This organization has helped millions of children to learn about programming concepts.

ADVERTISEMENT

Hopefully, the next few decades will also get the maximum benefits of Tesler’s concept of cut, copy, and paste, but with the death of a computer scientist like Larry Tesler, the world of technology has definitely encountered an irreparable loss.

ADVERTISEMENT

 

Recommended Video:

“Man spends 24 hours living in iron age village using 2000-year-old technology”

[rumble video_id=v57vqh domain_id=u7nb2]

Share this post with your friends and family:)