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# Dan Bricklin

(1951)   Computer Scientist   United States

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Dan Bricklin is a computer scientist from the United States, best known for *Dan Bricklin's Demo II program user manual*.

## Quick Facts About Dan Bricklin

Born July 16, 1951

Nationality United States

Profession Computer Scientist

Notable works Dan Bricklin's Demo II program user manual

Known for VisiCalc

## About Dan Bricklin

Daniel Singer Bricklin 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, which he left in 2004. He currently serves as the chief technology officer of Alpha Software.

## Awards & Honors

ACM Software System Award Grace Murray Hopper Award Computer Pioneer Award Washington Award ACM Fellow Computer History Museum Fellow

##  Quotes by Dan Bricklin

> [I'm not rich because I invented VisiCalc, but I feel that I've made a change in the world. That's a satisfaction money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-bricklin/i-m-not-rich-because-i-invented-visicalc-but-i-feel-that-i-ve-made-a/)

[Dan Bricklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-bricklin/)

[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/dan-bricklin-101157_change_i-m-not-rich-because-i-invented-visicalc_970016.png)

> [VisiCalc took 20 hours of work per week for some people and turned it out in 15 minutes and let them become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-bricklin/visicalc-took-20-hours-of-work-per-week-for-some-people-and-turned-it/)

[Dan Bricklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-bricklin/)

[15 minutes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/15-minutes/)

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