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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How does income affect childhood brain development? | Kimberly Noble

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How sci-fi inspired us to go to the Moon | Alexander MacDonald

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Long before we had rocket scientists, the idea of spaceflight traveled from mind to mind across generations. With great visuals, author and NASA economist Alexander MacDonald shows how 300 years of sc...

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Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells? | Chuck Murry

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