Who invented DAW software?

I got to thinking about this and I decided to ask the question here on the DUC. Who invented the original DAW software? I know that originally audio was recorded on video tape which was replaced by the Alesis hard disk system. So was it a collaboration of brilliant minds or a single tinkerer? Did the concept stem from gaming? Were musicians at all involved in the concept and development of the software that we now know as Pro tools? An inquiring mind wants to know. Thanks. :cool: