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Charles Simonyi is a Hungarian born (10 September 1948) programmer and software developer, and Cold War refugee. In 1972, he joined Xerox PARC and worked with Butler Lampson to create the first WYSIWYG word processor, called Bravo. In 1981, he moved to Microsoft, became head of the application software group, and managed creation of its flagship office programs: Word, Multiplan, and Excel. In 2002, he left Microsoft to found a firm to create and promote a breakthrough programming methodology: Intentional Programming. In 2007, he will become the fifth space tourist.

Subcategories

• Intentional Programming
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word

Resources in This Category

• Charles in Space

  http://www.charlesinspace.com/
  Covers Simonyi's 10 day space trip, April 2007.

• Charles Simonyi

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Simonyi
  Growing article, with links to many related topics. Wikipedia.

• Charles Simonyi

  http://edge.org/memberbio/charles_simonyi
  Brief biography, links to related articles. Edge Foundation.

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