Bob Frankston
American software engineer and businessman
Robert M. Frankston (born June 14, 1949) is an American software engineer and businessman who co-created, with Dan Bricklin, the company Software Arts and the spreadsheet program VisiCalc, the latter being vended by VisiCorp.2
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Born Jun 14, 1949.1
Companies
- Software ArtsFounder14
Early life and education
Frankston was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City in 1966. He earned a S.B. degree in computer science and mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by a Master of Engineering degree in computer science, also from MIT.
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Career
Occupation: computer scientist, programmer.6
- Date not recordedWorked at Microsoft4
- Date not recordedFounded Software Arts5
Known for: VisiCalc.7
After his work with Dan Bricklin, Frankston later worked for Lotus Development Corporation and Microsoft.
Frankston became an advocate for reducing the role of telecommunications companies in the evolution of the Internet, particularly with respect to broadband and mobile communications. He invented the term "Regulatorium" to describe what he considers collusion between telecommunication companies and their regulators that prevents change.
Frankston's early career and projects are described in the book Programmers at Work, a collection of interviews published by Microsoft Press.
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Personal life
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- 1WikidataBob Frankston on Wikidata
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- 14WikidataSoftware Arts, Founder
- 15Wikimedia CommonsBob Frankston photo by Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0