You may not know his name, but Steve Jobs was so desparate to hire Bill Atkinson that he went to extraordinary lengths to ...

As Apple employee No. 51, Atkinson transformed abstract computer science into intuitive visual experiences that millions ...

Bill Atkinson, an engineer who played a key role in the development of the Macintosh and other landmark Apple products, has ...

Atkinson's legacy includes creating and designing foundational Apple apps like MacPaint, QuickDraw and HyperCard.

Atkinson’s family announced that he passed away last Thursday due to pancreatic cancer. Employee number 51 at Apple, Atkinson ...

Bill Atkinson died on June 5 after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 74. Atkinson was one of the earliest Apple employees, ...

My first meeting with Bill Atkinson was unforgettable. It was November 1983, and reporting for Rolling Stone, I had gained ...

The engineer behind much of the Mac's early graphical user interfaces, QuickDraw, MacPaint, Hypercard and much more, William ...

A designer for Apple, he created software that made it possible to display shapes, images and text on the screen and present ...

You may not know his name, but Steve Jobs thought well enough of Bill Atkinson that he went to enormous trouble to recruit him for Apple. It was to prove a smart move.

Bill Atkinson, the Apple designer behind the Lisa and Macintosh graphical user interfaces, has passed away at 74 due to ...

Legendary software pioneer Bill Atkinson died at the age of 74 on Thursday at his home in Portola Valley, Calif., in the San ...