Dan Bricklin
Dan Bricklin · Technology & Engineering
Co-invented VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet.
1951, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
United States
Dan Bricklin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Co-invented VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet.
Bricklin, an American software engineer from a Jewish family, co-invented VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet, released in 1979. Conceived while he was a Harvard MBA student and built with Bob Frankston, VisiCalc turned the personal computer into an indispensable business tool and is credited as the software that made the Apple II a commercial success. He is often called 'the father of the spreadsheet.'
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Co-invented VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet.
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