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René Sommer, the Glossary

René Sommer (1951 – 5 October 2009) was a Swiss inventor and computer programmer, credited as a co-inventor of the computer mouse.^[1]

14 relations: André Guignard, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Computer mouse, Invention, Jean-Daniel Nicoud, Lausanne, Logitech, Microprocessor, Programmer, Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz, Swiss people, Switzerland, Vaud, World Radio Switzerland.
20th-century Swiss inventors
Swiss computer programmers

André Guignard

André Guignard is a Swiss engineer initially educated as a watchmaker.

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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Computer mouse

A computer mouse (plural mice, also mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface.

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Invention

An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process.

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Jean-Daniel Nicoud

Jean-Daniel Nicoud (born 31 August 1938), is a Swiss computer scientist, noted for inventing of a computer mouse with an optical encoder and the CALM (Common Assembly Language for microprocessors).

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Lausanne

Lausanne (Losena) is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud.

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Logitech

Logitech International S.A. (stylized in all lowercase) is a Swiss multinational manufacturer of computer peripherals and software.

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Microprocessor

A microprocessor is a computer processor for which the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit (IC), or a small number of ICs.

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Programmer

A programmer, computer programmer or coder is an author of computer source code someone with skill in computer programming.

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Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz

Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz is a former municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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The Swiss people (die Schweizer, les Suisses, gli Svizzeri, ils Svizzers) are the citizens of the multi-ethnic Swiss Confederation (Switzerland) regardless of ethno-cultural background or people of self-identified Swiss ancestry.

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