Robert Gaskins
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Robert Gaskins is a software entrepreneur best known as the co-creator of Microsoft PowerPoint and a key figure in the early development of presentation software.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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software entrepreneur ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Forethought PowerPoint
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Microsoft PowerPoint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf | Sweating Bullets: Notes about Inventing PowerPoint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coCreatorOf | PowerPoint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| developed | PowerPoint 1.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedForPlatform |
Apple Macintosh
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Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer |
Forethought, Inc.
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Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer software
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presentation software ⓘ |
| genre | technology writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
corporate communication
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educational presentations ⓘ office productivity software ⓘ |
| hasRole |
author
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entrepreneur ⓘ software designer ⓘ |
| industry | software industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
business presentation practices
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computer-based slide presentations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-creating PowerPoint
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presentation software development ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Robert Gaskins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
led design of the first version of PowerPoint
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pioneered graphical presentation software for personal computers ⓘ |
| notableWork | PowerPoint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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software designer ⓘ software entrepreneur ⓘ |
| partOf | early history of Microsoft Office applications ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of product development at Forethought, Inc. ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Macintosh version of PowerPoint
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Windows version of PowerPoint ⓘ |
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