Joysticks originated as controls for aircraft ailerons and elevators, and are first known to have been used as such on Louis Bleriot's Bleriot VIIIaircraft of 1908, in combination with a foot-operated rudder bar for the yaw control

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The name joystick is thought to originate with early 20th century French pilot Robert Esnault-Pelterie. There are also competing claims on behalf of fellow pilots Robert Loraine,

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History
The electrical two-axis joystick was invented by C. B. Mirick at the United States Naval Research Laboratory(NRL) and patented in 1926 (U.S.

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In recent times, the employment of joysticks has become commonplace in many industrial and manufacturing applications, such as

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• List of computer hardware
• Aircraft flight control system
• The Arcade (joystick)
• Flight simulator

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• Roch, Axel. "Fire-Control and Human-Computer Interaction: Towards a History of the Computer Mouse (1940–1965)" (PDF). Mindell, David. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Science, Technology, and Society. Archived(PDF) from the original on

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Specialist joysticks, classed as an assistive technology pointing device, are used to replace the computer mouse for people with fairly severe physical disabilities. Rather than controlling games, these joysticks control the pointer. They are often useful to people with

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