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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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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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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Wikidata P166: Grace Murray Hopper Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): Grace Murray Hopper Award.
Wikidata P166: ACM Fellow
Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Fellow.
Wikidata P166: Computer History Museum Fellow
Wikidata P166 (award received): Computer History Museum Fellow.
Wikidata P166: Computer Pioneer Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): Computer Pioneer Award.
Wikidata P166: Washington Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): Washington Award.
Wikidata P166: ACM Software System Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Software System Award.
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