Meet the inventor of the electronic spreadsheet | Dan Bricklin
TED Talks Daily11 Jan 2017

Meet the inventor of the electronic spreadsheet | Dan Bricklin

Dan Bricklin changed the world forever when he codeveloped VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet and grandfather of programs you probably use every day like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. Join the software engineer and computing legend as he explores the tangled web of first jobs, daydreams and homework problems that led to his transformational invention.

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3 lessons on success from an Arab businesswoman |  Leila Hoteit

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The secret to scientific discoveries? Making mistakes | Phil Plait

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How to keep human biases out of AI | Kriti Sharma

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Where did the Moon come from? A new theory | Sarah T. Stewart

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