Steve Kirsch
Kirsch (right) with Dick Lyon, the other independent inventor of the optical mouse in 2024
Steven Todd Kirsch (born 1956 in Los Angeles[1]) is an American entrepreneur. He has started several companies and was one of two independent inventors of the optical mouse. Kirsch has been both a philanthropic supporter of medical research, and a promoter of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
Education
Kirsch received a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980.[2]
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