Charles P. Thacker, American computer designer, Died at 74

Charles Patrick “Chuck” Thacker was born on February 26, 1943, in Pasadena, California and died on June 12, 2017.

He was an American pioneer computer designer.

Thacker worked on the Xerox Alto, which is the first computer that used a mouse-driven Graphical User Interface.

He died after complications from a short battle with esophageal cancer, in Palo Alto, California.

Charles P. Thacker passed away at 74 years old.