ABC News | Bill Moggridge dies; designer of the first modern laptop computer was 69 Washington Post Bill Moggridge, a British industrial designer who was credited with creating the clamshell form of the modern laptop, an innovation that helped transform the computer from a desk-bound behemoth to a ubiquitous, go-everywhere part of daily life, died Sept. Early laptop designer Bill Moggridge dies at 69; computer used by military ... |