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

As Apple employee number 51, Atkinson transformed abstract computer science into intuitive visual experiences that millions ...

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

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

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

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