William Seward Burroughs I
William Seward Burroughs I was an American inventor born in Rochester, New York.
William S. Burroughs.
An early Burroughs adding machine
Patent no. 388,116 on a "calculating machine".
William Seward Burroughs II was an American writer and visual artist. He is widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and four collections of essays, and five books have been published of his interviews and correspondences; he was initially briefly known by the pen name William Lee. He also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians, made many appearances in films, and created and exhibited thousands of visual artworks, including his celebrated "Shotgun Art".
Burroughs in 1983
William S. Burroughs' childhood home on Pershing Place in St. Louis
Burroughs and David Woodard with a Brion Gysin Dreamachine, 1997