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Dan Bricklin

Also Known As Daniel Singer Bricklin
Software And Its Engineering

Daniel Singer Bricklin (born July 16, 1951) is an American businessman and engineer, co-creator with Bob Frankston of VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program, often called the father of the spreadsheet for this work. He founded Software Garden, Inc., later founded Trellix, and currently serves as chief technology officer of Alpha Software; he was one of six people spotlighted when Time magazine named the Computer its 1982 Machine of the Year.

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Birth Year
1951 1
Birth Date
1951-07-16 1
Nationality
American 1
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1. Wikipedia: 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.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1, birth date
    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.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1, nationality
    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.
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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.
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