B ILL G ATES Founder of Microsoft

 An International Business magnateusiness magnate  A technologist  A philanthropist

C HILDHOOD  He was Born on October 28,  To William H. Gates II & Mary Gates.  Grew up in Seattle, WA.  His real name is William H. Gates III.  Father was a Seattle attorney (lawyer).  Mother was a school teacher, University of Washington regent, & chairman of United Way International. 2 sisters- Kristi (older) and Libby (younger).

1973 Bill Gates graduated from Lakeside High School and enrolled in Harvard University.

A CHEIVEMENTS IN S CHOOL L IFE 1973 At 13 he enrolled in the Lakeside School, an exclusive preparatory school.Lakeside School

A CHEIVEMENTS IN S CHOOL L IFE 1973 When he was in the eighth grade. He wrote his first computer program. An implementation of tic-tac-toe that allowed users to play games against the computer. tic-tac-toe

A CHEIVEMENTS IN S CHOOL L IFE 1973 Gates took an interest in programming the GE system in BASIC.BASIC He wrote his first computer program.

A CHEIVEMENTS IN S CHOOL L IFE 1973 An implementation of tic-tac-toe that allowed users to play games against the computer. tic-tac-toe He scored 1590 out of 1600 on the SATSAT

C OLLEGE He enrolled at Harvard College in the autumn of 1973.Harvard College Lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer his freshman year at Harvard. Steve is now Microsoft’s chief executive officer (ceo).

C OLLEGE His sophomore year,Gates devised an algorithm for pancake sorting pancake sorting As a solution to one of a series of unsolved problems presented in a combinatorics class by Harry Lewis, one of his professors.combinatoricsHarry Lewis Its successor is faster by only one percent.

C OLLEGE Later his solution was later was published in a paper with Harvard computer scientists Christos Papadimitriou Christos Papadimitriou Gates did not have a definite study plan while a student at Harvard and spent a lot of time using the school's computers.

C OLLEGE Gates did not have a definite study plan while a student at Harvard and spent a lot of time using the school's computers. He remained in contact with Paul Allen, joining him at Honeywell during the summer of At age 17, Gates formed a venture with Allen, called Traf-O-Data, to make traffic counters based on the Intel 8008 processorTraf-O-Datatraffic countersIntel 8008

HISTORY OF MICROSOFT. ☆ The following year saw the release of the MITS Altair 8800 based on the Intel 8080 CPU.MITS Altair 8800Intel 8080 CPU ☆ Gates and long-time friend Allen saw this as the opportunity to start their own computer software company. ☆ January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics that demonstrated the Altair 8800, Popular ElectronicsAltair 8800 ☆ Gates contacted Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), the creators of the new microcomputer, to inform them that he and others were working on a BASIC interpreter for the platform.Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry SystemsBASIC

HISTORY OF MICROSOFT. ☆ In reality, Gates and Allen did not have an Altair and had not written code for it; they merely wanted to gauge MITS's interest. ☆ MITS president Ed Roberts agreed to meet them for a demo, and over the course of a few weeks they developed an Altair emulator that ran on a minicomputer, and then the BASIC interpreter.Ed Robertsemulator ☆ The demonstration, held at MITS's offices in Albuquerque, was a success and resulted in a deal with MITS to distribute the interpreter as Altair BASIC.Altair BASIC ☆ Paul Allen was hired into MITS,

1975 Gates left Harvard to work with Allen at MITS in Albuquerque in November To devote his energies to Microsoft

HISTORY OF MICROSOFT. ☆ They named their partnership "Micro-Soft" and had their first office located in Albuquerque. ☆ Within a year, the hyphen was dropped. ☆ On November 26, 1976, the trade name "Microsoft" was registered with the Office of the Secretary of the State of New Mexico.

HISTORY OF MICROSOFT. ☆ Gates had left Harvard to devote his life to Microsoft. ☆ Had a passion for computers and creating software. ☆ He Believed that the computer would soon be a valuable tool in every home. ☆ Created software for personal computers.

L ATER Chairman of Microsoft Corp. Has brought the company to advancements and improved software technologies. He has made it easier, more cost-effective and more enjoyable to use computers. Microsoft is now the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses reach full potential.

J UNE 25 TH, 1981 MicroSoft ® was incorporated with Bill Gates as Chairman and CEO

1986 Bill Gates becomes billionaire at age 31, the youngest person ever to do so.

1990 Microsoft sales topped $1 billion for the first time ever.

1992 Bill Gates received National Medal of Technology from United states President Mr.George W. Bush.

J ANUARY 1 ST, 1994 Bill gates married Melinda French in Hawaii on New Years Day.

1994 Bill becomes wealthiest individual in the United States of America

J UNE 9 TH, 1994 Bill’s mother, Mary Gates, dies of breast cancer, during which the time Bill took a leave of absence from MicroSoft ®

1995 Bill becomes the wealthiest private individual in the world.

The Road Ahead book of Gates was published It held the No. 1 spot on the New York Times' bestseller list for seven weeks.

1995 Bill gates was voted as an “most respectable CEO” in I ndustry Week survey.

1999 Gates wrote the Speed of Thought This book has been published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries.

1999

O THER … * Currently employs over 78,000 people in 105 countries and regions. * Had revenues of $52.12 billion for the year ending in June * Gates has been responsible for the company’s strategies until * He has vigorously broadened the company’s range of products.

E NDOWMENT OF $28.8 BILLION. $3.6 billion to organizations working in global health $2 billion to impr o ve learning opportunities $477 million to community projects in the Pacific Northwest $488 million to special projects and annual giving campaigns. Supports work in more than 100 countries.

O THER … Gates and his wife, Melinda, created a foundation called the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It has over $28.8 billion to support charitable initiatives in the areas of global health and education. He has written two books, The Road Ahead (1995) and the Speed of Thought (1999).

P HILANTHROPY IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO G ATES Set up in 2000 by Mr Gates and his wife Melinda, the foundation has a $28.8 billion endowment and is dedicated to promoting greater equality in global health and learning.

2009 Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world with $ 40.0 billion Bill gates was the world's richest billionaires as of February 13, 2009.

J UNE 27, 2008 Bill gates left Microsoft full-time work as chairman of Microsoft

Bill Gates ($53 billion) is now the 2 nd richest man in the world, behind Carlos Slim Helu ($53.5 billion).

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