Larry Tesler, the Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,” “copy” and “paste,” has died. He was 74. He made using computers easier for generations as a ...

Larry Tesler, the computer scientist behind the cut, copy and paste function, has died. He was 74-years-old. Xerox, where Tesler spent part of his career as a researcher, paid tribute to his ...

It’s strange to imagine where we’d be if we didn’t have Larry Tesler’s cut, copy, and paste commands. They’re so rudimentary to modern computer functions, and yet there was a time they didn’t exist.

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember the legacy of computer scientist Larry Tesler, the man who came up the copy-and-paste function. Tesler died this week at the age of 74. A moment now to ...

Larry Tesler, the computer scientist behind the cut, copy and paste function, has died. He was 74-years-old. Xerox, where Tesler spent part of his career as a researcher, paid tribute to his ...