Bill Atkinson, a pioneering computer engineer and programmer at Apple, instrumental in the creation of the Macintosh computer in January 1984, died June 5. Atkinson, 74, passed away at his home in ...

Bill Atkinson, an engineer who played a key role in the development of the Macintosh and other landmark Apple products, has died of pancreatic cancer. After Atkinson’s family announced his passing on ...

Bill Atkinson, who died Thursday at 74, was an early engineer at Apple whose exceptional skill and ingenuity lives to this day in the fine details of graphic design. Given the limited resources of a ...

A renowned Apple engineer who was instrumental in developing modern-day computing has died. Bill Atkinson, who was part of Apple's original Macintosh development team, died of pancreatic cancer at 74, ...

Atkinson’s family announced that he passed away last Thursday due to pancreatic cancer. Employee number 51 at Apple, Atkinson worked on the Macintosh, MacPaint, and HyperCard.

The engineer behind much of the Mac's early graphical user interfaces, QuickDraw, MacPaint, Hypercard and much more, William D. "Bill" Atkinson, died on June 5 of complications from pancreatic cancer.