Dan Bricklin
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Daniel Singer Bricklin (born July 16, 1951) is an American businessman and engineer who is the co-creator, with Bob Frankston, of VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program. He also founded Software Garden, Inc., of which he is currently president, and Trellix,[1] which he left in 2004.[2] He currently serves as the chief technology officer of Alpha Software.[3]
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Born | (1951-07-16) July 16, 1951 (age 72) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB) Harvard University (MBA) |
Known for | VisiCalc wikiCalc |
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His book, Bricklin on Technology, was published by Wiley in May 2009.[4] For his work with VisiCalc, Bricklin is often referred to as “the father of the Spreadsheet.” He was one of 6 people spotlighted when the Computer was denoted "Machine of the Year" by Time magazine in 1982.