Computer engineering salary
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Computer engineering
Engineering discipline specializing in the design of computer hardware
"Hardware engineering" redirects here. For engineering other types of hardware, see mechanical engineering. For engineering chemical systems, see chemical engineering.
| Names | Computer engineer |
|---|---|
Occupation type | Engineering |
Activity sectors | Telecommunications, technology industry, engineering industry |
| Specialty | Hardware engineering, software engineering, software programming, robotics, networking |
| Competencies | Technical knowledge, hardware design, software design |
Fields of | Science, technology, engineering, industry, computer, exploration |
Computer engineering (CE or CoE or CpE) is a branch of engineering specialized in developing computer hardware and software.[1][2] It integrates several fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering and computer science. Computer engineering is referred to as electrical and computer engineering or computer science and engineering at some universities.
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Bill English (computer engineer)
American computer engineer (1929–2020)
William Kirk English (January 27, 1929 – July 26, 2020) was an American computer engineer who contributed to the development of the computer mouse while working for Douglas Engelbart at SRI International's Augmentation Research Center.[1][2] He would later work for Xerox PARC and Sun Microsystems.
Early life
English was born on January 27, 1929, in Lexington, Kentucky. The only son of Harry English and Caroline (Gray) English, he had two half-brothers from his father's previous marriage. Harry English was an electrical engineer who managed coal mines and Caroline was a homemaker. William, or Bill as he was known, attended a boarding school in Arizona and then studied electrical engineering at the University of Kentucky.[3]
Career
English served in the US Navy until the late 1950s, including postings in northern California and Japan.[3] He then joined the Stanford Research Institute in the 1960s to work on magnets, and built one o
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