With all the new programs, applications and devices being released on an almost daily basis, the spreadsheet's story and its legacy as a powerhouse could be lost. The story of the electronic ...

In the world of corporate finance, spreadsheets are core. Whether it’s managing a profit and loss statement or developing financial and headcount plans, spreadsheets are a daily part of a corporate ...

At the beginning of the personal computer era, a student in Boston dreamed up the first electronic spreadsheet. It was a $99 piece of software that changed whole industries — and created a new ...

Forty years ago, the introduction of electronic spreadsheets like VisiCalc marked a transformative moment in computation. This innovation redefined how people worked with numbers and data, elevating ...

I learned, belatedly, that last October 17 was Spreadsheet Day, marking the 35th anniversary of VisiCalc, the Apple II program that started it all. This moved me to republish a long piece I wrote 30 ...

Dan Bricklin first came up with the idea of an electronic spreadsheet while he was at Harvard Business School in 1978. He later joined forces with Bob Frankston and Dan Fylstra to publish the ...