Dan Bricklin

Dan Bricklin
Born (1951-07-16) July 16, 1951 (age 73)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (SB)
Harvard University (MBA)
Known forVisiCalc
wikiCalc

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]

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.

  1. ^ David F. Gallagher (April 16, 2001). "Popular Web Publishing Service to Get Help From Trellix". The New York Times. Dan Bricklin, the founder and chief technical officer of Trellix
  2. ^ Daniel Bricklin Bio. CS Dept. NSF-Supported Education Infrastructure Project. Accessed January 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Software, Alpha. "Alpha Software - The Team Behind Alpha Software". www.alphasoftware.com.
  4. ^ Bricklin, Dan (May 2009), Bricklin on Technology, Wiley Publishing, Inc., p. 512, ISBN 978-0-470-40237-5

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