新编英语教程 4 Unit 5 拓展知识

Furtherdevelopment,1.AboutBillGatesBiographyWilliamH.GatesChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerMicrosoftCorporationWilliam(Bill)H.GatesIIIisco-founder,chairmanandchiefexecutiveofficerofMicrosoftCorporation,theworldsleadingproviderofsoftwareforpersonalcomputers.,BillGateswasbornonOctober28,1955.HeandhistwosistersgrewupinSeattle.Theirfather,WilliamH.GatesII,isaSeattleattorney.MaryGates,theirlatemother,wasaschoolteacher,UniversityofWashingtonregentandchairwomanofUnitedWayInternational.,GatesattendedpublicelementaryschoolbeforemovingontotheprivateLakesideSchoolinNorthSeattle.ItwasatLakesidethatGatesbeganhiscareerinpersonalcomputersoftware,programmingcomputersatage13.,In1973,GatesenteredHarvardUniversityasafreshman,whereheliveddownthehallfromSteveBallmer,whoisnowMicrosoftspresident.WhileatHarvard,GatesdevelopedaversionoftheprogramminglanguageBASICforthefirstmicrocomputer-theMITSAltair.BASICwasfirstdevelopedbyJohnKemenyandThomasKurtzatDartmouthCollegeinthemid-1960s.Inhisjunioryear,GatesdroppedoutofHarvardtodevotehisenergiesfull-timetoMicrosoft,acompanyhehadstartedin1975withhisboyhoodfriendPaulAllen.Guidedbyabeliefthatthepersonalcomputerwouldbeavaluabletooloneveryofficedesktopandineveryhome,theybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputers.,GatesforesightandvisionregardingpersonalcomputinghavebeencentraltothesuccessofMicrosoftandthesoftwareindustry.GatesisactivelyinvolvedinkeymanagementandstrategicdecisionsatMicrosoft,andplaysanimportantroleinthetechnicaldevelopmentofnewproducts.MuchofhistimeisdevotedtomeetingwithcustomersandstayingincontactwithMicrosoftemployeesaroundtheworldthroughe-mail.,UnderGatesleadership,Microsoftsmissioniscontinuouslytoadvanceandimprovesoftwaretechnology,andtomakeiteasier,morecost-effectiveandmoreenjoyableforpeopletousecomputers.Thecompanyiscommittedtoalong-termview,whichisreflectedinitsinvestmentofsome$2.6billionforresearchanddevelopmentduringthecurrentfiscalyear.,In1995GateswroteTheRoadAhead,hisvisionofwhereinformationtechnologywilltakesociety.Co-authoredbyNathanMyhrvold,Microsoftschieftechnologyofficer,andPeterRinearson,TheRoadAheadheldtheNo.1spotontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlistforsevenweeks,andremainedonthelistforatotalof18weeks.Publishedinmorethan20countries,thebooksoldmorethan400,000copiesinChinaalone.,In1996,whilestrategicallyredeployingMicrosofttotakeadvantageoftheemergingopportunitiescreatedbytheInternet,GatesthoroughlyrevisedTheRoadAheadtoreflecthisviewthatinteractivenetworksareamajormilestoneinhumancommunication.Thepaperbacksecondeditionalsohasbecomeabestseller.Gatesisdonatinghisproceedsfromthebooktoanon-profitfundthatsupportsteachersworldwidewhoareincorporatingcomputersintotheirclassrooms.,Inadditiontohispassionforcomputers,Gatesisinterestedinbiotechnology.HesitsontheboardoftheICOSCorporationandisashareholderinChiroscienceGroupoftheUnitedKingdomanditswhollyownedsubsidiary,ChiroscienceRworldpublichealthandpopulation;non-profit,civicandartsorganizations;andPugetSound-areacapitalcampaigns.,BillandMelindaFrenchGatesweremarriedonJanuary1,1994.Theyhavenowthreechildren,oneisJenniferKatharineGates,whowasbornin1996;andasonRoryJohnGates,bornin1999andadaughter,PhoebeAdelleGates,bornin2002.,ChronologyIn2000GatesresignedasCEOofMicrosofttospendmoreonsoftwarearchitectureandlesswithrunningthecompany,Honorsandawards2-03-2005BillGatesknightedbyQueenElizabethIIforhiscontributiontotheBritisheconomy.HistitlewillbeKnightCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.ThoughheisnotallowedtocallhimselfSirbecauseofhisUSAcitizenshipbutmaysuffixhisnamewithKBE.,2.SomeinfoaboutTimBerners-Lee,BornJune8,1956,inLondon1976GraduatesfromQueensCollege,Oxford.1980WhileatCERN,writes“Enquire”1989Proposesglobalhypertextprojectcalled“WorldWideWeb”1991