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Technology & Engineering
Robert Frankston
Who
Robert Frankston · Technology & Engineering
What
Co-invented VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet.
When
1949, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Where
United States
Biography
Robert Frankston is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Co-invented VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet.
How & why
Robert Frankston co-created VisiCalc with Dan Bricklin, the first electronic spreadsheet, writing the program that made the Apple II a must-have business tool and helped launch the personal-computer industry. His work established the spreadsheet as a foundational productivity application. He is Jewish.
Sources & external links
Verify and go deeper with these external references.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Computer Science
Contributions & Sources
Co-invented VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet.
1949
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Computer Science
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