Emulator Fever
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.


A forum where you can ask questions about emulators and gaming in general.
 
HomeGalleryLatest imagesSearchRegisterLog in

 

 Laptop Designer Dies

Go down 
AuthorMessage
VintageTorrie
Forum Founder
Forum Founder
VintageTorrie


Posts : 1124
Join date : 2012-07-25
Age : 26
Location : Scotland

Laptop Designer Dies Empty
20120911
PostLaptop Designer Dies

Bill Moggridge, a British industrial designer who created the original computer laptop shape, has died.

Mr Moggridge died from cancer at the age of 69.

His computer, the Grid Compass, was designed in 1979 and initially used by the American military. It retailed at $8,150 (£5,097) and was installed on board the space shuttle Discovery.

The magnesium-cased device was distinctive because the screen display folded down over the keyboard.

'Boundary-pushing'
Mr Moggridge founded a London-based design company in 1969, which is now a global consultancy firm called Ideo.

He also became visiting professor in interaction design at the Royal College of Art in London and consulting associate professor in design at Stanford University, California.

Mr Moggridge wrote two books, Designing Media and Designing Interactions.

In 2010 he was given a lifetime achievement award by the Duke of Edinburgh.

He told BBC News at the time he was "astonished" to receive the prize, which had previously been awarded to Sir James Dyson, Terence Conran and Lord Norman Foster.

Mr Moggridge had been director of the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York since 2010.

"Beloved by the museum staff and the design community at large, Bill touched the lives of so many through his wise council, boundary-pushing ideas and cheerful camaraderie," said associate director Caroline Baumann in a statement.

Mr Moggridge is survived by his wife, Karin, and sons, Alex and Erik.


Source Article
Back to top Go down
https://emulatorfever.forumotion.co.uk
Share this post on: reddit

Laptop Designer Dies :: Comments

VintageTorrie
Re: Laptop Designer Dies
Post Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:49 am  VintageTorrie
May he rest in peace, he has had a big impact on the technology world.
ScissorsForDays
Re: Laptop Designer Dies
Post Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:15 am  ScissorsForDays
How come all the nice people die...
Re: Laptop Designer Dies
Post   Sponsored content
 

Laptop Designer Dies

Back to top 

Page 1 of 1

Permissions in this forum:You cannot reply to topics in this forum
Emulator Fever :: General :: News Stories-
Jump to: