Charles Simonyi | |
|---|---|
 Simonyi in 2006 | |
| Born | September 10, 1948 |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Citizenship | Hungary United States |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Stanford University |
| Occupation | Software architect |
| Known for | Hungarian notation, space tourism, intentional programming |
| Notable work | Microsoft Office |
| Spouse |
Lisa Persdotter (m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Space career | |
| Space Adventures tourist | |
Time in space | 26d 14h 27m |
| Missions | Soyuz TMA-10/TMA-9, Soyuz TMA-14/TMA-13 |
Charles Simonyi (/sɪˈmoʊni/; Hungarian: Simonyi Károly, pronounced [ˈʃimoɲi ˈkaːroj]; born September 10, 1948) is a Hungarian-American software architect.
He introduced the graphical user interface to Bill Gates for the first time who later described it as the first of two revolutionary things he felt in his life.[1]
He started and led Microsoft's applications group, where he built the first versions of Microsoft Office.[2]
He co-founded and led Intentional Software (acquired by Microsoft in 2017),[2] with the aim of developing and marketing his concept of intentional programming.[3][4][5]
In April 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-10, he became the fifth space tourist and the second Hungarian in space. In March 2009, aboard Soyuz TMA-14, he made a second trip to the International Space Station.
As of November 15, 2022[update], Simonyi's net worth was US$5.2 billion.[6]
- ^ Gates, Bill. "The Age of AI has begun". gatesnotes.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ a b Lohr, Steve (2002-09-17). "A Microsoft Pioneer Leaves to Strike Out on His Own". The New York Times. p. C4. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ Simonyi, C. (1999). "The Future is Intentional". Computer. 32 (5): 56–57. doi:10.1109/MC.1999.762800. S2CID 27920850.
- ^ Aitken, W.; Dickens, B.; Kwiatkowski, P.; De Moor, O.; Richter, D.; Simonyi, C. (1998). "Transformation in intentional programming". Proceedings. Fifth International Conference on Software Reuse (Cat. No.98TB100203). pp. 114–123. doi:10.1109/ICSR.1998.685736. ISBN 0-8186-8377-5. S2CID 11388901.
- ^ Simonyi, C.; Christerson, M.; Clifford, S. (2006). "Intentional software". Proceedings of the 21st annual ACM SIGPLAN conference on Object-oriented programming systems, languages, and applications - OOPSLA '06. p. 451. doi:10.1145/1167473.1167511. ISBN 1595933484. S2CID 10334945.
- ^ "Forbes: Real-Time Billionaires". Forbes.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.