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Larry Tesler, the man behind the invention of ‘Cut, Copy and Paste’ passed away on Monday at his home in Portola Valley, California. He was 74. The reason behind his death is still unknown, but he was ...

(CNN) — Larry Tesler, a pioneer of personal computing credited with creating the cut, copy and paste as well as the search and replace functions, has died. He was 74. Tesler was not nearly as well ...

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.

Larry Tesler, a pioneer of personal computing credited with creating the cut, copy and paste as well as the search and replace functions, has died. He was 74. Tesler was not nearly as well known as ...