Electronic spreadsheets like those created with Excel, Numbers and OpenOffice are a key part of modern personal and corporate finance. Electronic spreadsheets bring a number of advantages over ...

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 ...

But they were worth the wait.

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 ...