Computer scientist who pioneered 'copy' and 'paste' has died The Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,” “copy” and “paste” has diedNEW YORK -- Larry Tesler, the Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,” “copy” and “paste,” has died. "The inventor of cut/copy & paste, find & replace, and more was former Xerox researcher Larry Tesler. In 1973, he joined Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, a division of the copier company that worked on creating computer products. That included such concepts as moving text through cut and paste and inserting text by clicking on a section and just typing. At Apple, he worked on a variety of products including the Lisa computer, the Newton personal digital assistant and the Macintosh.

Source: ABC News February 20, 2020 19:52 UTC