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Dan Bricklin

Dan Bricklin

Visicalc inventor

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CTO of
Alpha Software
Alpha Software
Founder of
Trellix
Trellix
Birthdate
July 16, 1951
Birthplace
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Nationality
Location
United States
United States
Educated at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania)
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard University
Harvard University
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Inventor
Computer scientist
Computer scientist
Programmer
Programmer
Engineer
Engineer
Scientist
Scientist
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur

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Birth Name
Daniel Singer Bricklin
Citizenship
United States
United States
Nickname
father of the Spreadsheet
Notable Work
VisiCalc
VisiCalc
Wikidata ID
Q92624
Overview

Dan Bricklin, born Daniel Singer Bricklin on July 16, 1951, in Philadelphia, is a computer scientist, programmer, engineer, and entrepreneur from the United States. He is also known as the "father of the spreadsheet" and is an inventor.

Bricklin was educated at several institutions, including Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Harvard Business School. Additionally, he studied at Harvard University.

His most notable work is VisiCalc, an early spreadsheet software program for personal computers. He is the founder of Trellix, a company that provides a platform for creating and managing the content of web documents.

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