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Daniel Bricklin

Daniel Bricklin. Patrick Reel. Known as “The Father of the Spreadsheet” Born in Philadelphia in 1951 Started programming while in high school Science fair project- extended FORTRAN Program-marking entrance tests at an Ivy League University 1973- received his B.S. (M.I.T)

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Daniel Bricklin

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  1. Daniel Bricklin Patrick Reel

  2. Known as “The Father of the Spreadsheet” Born in Philadelphia in 1951 Started programming while in high school Science fair project- extended FORTRAN Program-marking entrance tests at an Ivy League University 1973- received his B.S. (M.I.T) Harvard-Masters in 1979 Background

  3. Profession • Worked for Digital Equipment Corporation( DEC) • FasFax (cash register manufacturer) • Co-founded Software Arts (Bob Frankston) • Chairman 1979-85 • President of Software Garden, Inc. 1985-present • Vice-President of Slate Corporation 1992 • Founded Trellix Corporation in 1995 • Serves as Chief Technology Officer

  4. While at DEC Project lead - WPS-8 Helped specify and develop the first word processing systems While working at Software Arts Designed the first spreadsheet program VisiCalc ( first killer app. for PC) for Apple 2 What he has done

  5. What he has done cont. • During his time at Software Gardens • Developed two programs for prototyping and simulating other pieces of software • Dan Bricklin’s Demo Program(1986) & Dan Bricklin’s Demo 2 Program(1987)

  6. What he has done cont. • 1989-created the “Dan Bricklin’s PageGarden Program” • Facilitates repetitive printing on laser printers • Helped create the OverAll Viewer • Reads data normally as text and displays it in a graphical format

  7. OverAll Viewer

  8. Awards • 1981- Grace Murray Hopper Award • Awarded by the Association For Computing History • Outstanding young computer professional of the year • Software Publishers Association Award of “Best Programming Tool” ( 1986 and 1987)

  9. Sources • http://www.thocp.net/biographies/bricklin_dan.html • http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~histoy/BRICKLIN.Fleming.HTML

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