My first meeting with Bill Atkinson was unforgettable. It was November 1983, and reporting for Rolling Stone, I had gained ...

Bill Atkinson, the computer engineer at Apple who played a critical role in the development of the Macintosh operating system ...

As Apple employee No. 51, Atkinson transformed abstract computer science into intuitive visual experiences that millions ...

You may not know his name, but Steve Jobs was so desparate to hire Bill Atkinson that he went to extraordinary lengths to recruit him for Apple - and it proved to be a smart move.

Atkinson's family announced the news on Facebook on Sunday.

Ex-Apple talent Bill Atkinson, who developed the Macintosh graphical user interface and some early smartphones, passed away at the age of 74. Here is a look at all his career achievements.

Bill Atkinson, the Apple Computer designer instrumental in creating the graphical user interfaces that made the Lisa and Macintosh computers accessible to millions, has died. He was 74.

Bill Atkinson, the Apple Computer designer who created the software that enabled the transformative visual approach pioneered by the company’s Lisa and Macintosh computers, making the machines ...

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.

Tim Cook has shared a public tribute following the passing of Bill Atkinson, one of the most legendary figures in Apple’s history.