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Furtherdevelopment 1 AboutBillGatesBiographyWilliamH GatesChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerMicrosoftCorporationWilliam Bill H GatesIIIisco founder chairmanandchiefexecutiveofficerofMicrosoftCorporation theworld sleadingproviderofsoftwareforpersonalcomputers BillGateswasbornonOctober28 1955 HeandhistwosistersgrewupinSeattle Theirfather WilliamH GatesII isaSeattleattorney MaryGates theirlatemother wasaschoolteacher UniversityofWashingtonregentandchairwomanofUnitedWayInternational GatesattendedpublicelementaryschoolbeforemovingontotheprivateLakesideSchoolinNorthSeattle ItwasatLakesidethatGatesbeganhiscareerinpersonalcomputersoftware programmingcomputersatage13 In1973 GatesenteredHarvardUniversityasafreshman whereheliveddownthehallfromSteveBallmer whoisnowMicrosoft spresident WhileatHarvard GatesdevelopedaversionoftheprogramminglanguageBASICforthefirstmicrocomputer theMITSAltair BASICwasfirstdevelopedbyJohnKemenyandThomasKurtzatDartmouthCollegeinthemid 1960s Inhisjunioryear GatesdroppedoutofHarvardtodevotehisenergiesfull timetoMicrosoft acompanyhehadstartedin1975withhisboyhoodfriendPaulAllen Guidedbyabeliefthatthepersonalcomputerwouldbeavaluabletooloneveryofficedesktopandineveryhome theybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputers Gates foresightandvisionregardingpersonalcomputinghavebeencentraltothesuccessofMicrosoftandthesoftwareindustry GatesisactivelyinvolvedinkeymanagementandstrategicdecisionsatMicrosoft andplaysanimportantroleinthetechnicaldevelopmentofnewproducts MuchofhistimeisdevotedtomeetingwithcustomersandstayingincontactwithMicrosoftemployeesaroundtheworldthroughe mail UnderGates leadership Microsoft smissioniscontinuouslytoadvanceandimprovesoftwaretechnology andtomakeiteasier morecost effectiveandmoreenjoyableforpeopletousecomputers Thecompanyiscommittedtoalong termview whichisreflectedinitsinvestmentofsome 2 6billionforresearchanddevelopmentduringthecurrentfiscalyear In1995GateswroteTheRoadAhead hisvisionofwhereinformationtechnologywilltakesociety Co authoredbyNathanMyhrvold Microsoft schieftechnologyofficer andPeterRinearson TheRoadAheadheldtheNo 1spotontheNewYorkTimes bestsellerlistforsevenweeks andremainedonthelistforatotalof18weeks Publishedinmorethan20countries thebooksoldmorethan400 000copiesinChinaalone In1996 whilestrategicallyredeployingMicrosofttotakeadvantageoftheemergingopportunitiescreatedbytheInternet GatesthoroughlyrevisedTheRoadAheadtoreflecthisviewthatinteractivenetworksareamajormilestoneinhumancommunication Thepaperbacksecondeditionalsohasbecomeabestseller Gatesisdonatinghisproceedsfromthebooktoanon profitfundthatsupportsteachersworldwidewhoareincorporatingcomputersintotheirclassrooms Inadditiontohispassionforcomputers Gatesisinterestedinbiotechnology HesitsontheboardoftheICOSCorporationandisashareholderinChiroscienceGroupoftheUnitedKingdomanditswhollyownedsubsidiary ChiroscienceR DInc formerlyDarwinMolecular ofBothell Wash HealsofoundedCorbisCorporation whichisdevelopingoneofthelargestresourcesofvisualinformationintheworld acomprehensivedigitalarchiveofartandphotographyfrompublicandprivatecollectionsaroundtheglobe GatesalsohasinvestedwithcellulartelephonepioneerCraigMcCawinTeledesic acompanythatisworkingonanambitiousplantolaunchhundredsoflow orbitsatellitesaroundtheEarthtoprovideaworldwidetwo waybroadbandtelecommunicationsservice InthedozenyearssinceMicrosoftwentpublic Gateshasdonatedmorethan 800milliontocharities including 200milliontotheGateslibraryFoundationtohelplibrariesinNorthAmericatakeadvantageofnewtechnologiesandtheInformationAge In1994GatesestablishedtheWilliamH GatesFoundation whichsupportsavarietyofinitiativesofparticularinteresttoGatesandhisfamily ThefocusofGates philanthropyisinfourareas education worldpublichealthandpopulation non profit civicandartsorganizations andPugetSound areacapitalcampaigns BillandMelindaFrenchGatesweremarriedonJanuary1 1994 Theyhavenowthreechildren oneisJenniferKatharineGates whowasbornin1996 andasonRoryJohnGates bornin1999andadaughter PhoebeAdelleGates bornin2002 ChronologyIn2000GatesresignedasCEOofMicrosofttospendmoreonsoftwarearchitectureandlesswithrunningthecompany Honorsandawards2 03 2005BillGatesknightedbyQueenElizabethIIforhiscontributiontotheBritisheconomy Histitlewillbe KnightCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire Thoughheisnotallowedtocallhimself Sir becauseofhisUSAcitizenshipbutmaysuffixhisnamewithKBE 2 SomeinfoaboutTimBerners Lee BornJune8 1956 inLondon1976GraduatesfromQueen sCollege Oxford 1980WhileatCERN writes Enquire 1989Proposesglo
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