Károly Simonyi (October 18, 1916 – October 9, 2001) was a Hungarian physicist and writer. He was professor of electrical engineering at Technical University of Budapest and the author of the popular tabletop book A Cultural History of Physics (A fizika kultúrtörténete, 1978). He is the father of Charles Simonyi, a prominent computer-software executive who oversaw the creation of Microsoft Office.
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18 October 1916 Egyházasfalu, Austria-Hungary
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9 October 2001 (aged 84) Budapest, Hungary
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