About René Sommer
Lived 1951 – 2009 (aged 57–58). René Sommer was a Swiss inventor, software developer and programmer.
René Sommer (1951 – 5 October 2009) was a Swiss inventor and computer programmer, credited as a co-inventor of the computer mouse.
Along with Professor Jean-Daniel Nicoud and André Guignard, Sommer helped invent the computer mouse at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.
Logitech, which manufactured the original mouse, called Sommer a ‘brilliant and impassioned engineer’ in reaction to his death.
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Who was René Sommer?
Swiss inventor and computer programmer (1951-2009)
When was René Sommer born?
René Sommer was born in 1951.
When did René Sommer die?
René Sommer died on 5 October 2009 in Blonay.
What was René Sommer's occupation?
René Sommer was an inventor, software developer and programmer.
What nationality was René Sommer?
René Sommer was Swiss.
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