...Bill Gates Extra Credit Essay By Gordon Parks Bill gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seatle, Washington. His father, William H. Gates II, is a seattle attorney and his mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher. At 13 he inrolled in the Lakeside School which is an exclusive preparatory school. When he was in 8th grade, he got a Teletype Model 33. He took an instrest in programming the GE System in basic. He was excused from math to do this. He wrote his first computer program on this machine. He had an early intrest in software and so began programming computers at the age of 13. Bill Gates became a student of Harvard University in 1973 where he met Steve Ballmer which is now Microsoft's chief executive officer and while still A Harvard undergraduate, he wrote a version of the programming language BASIC for the MITS Altair microcomputer. In 1975, before his graduation he left Harvard to form Microsoft with his childhood friend Allen. Bill Gates company, Microsoft, became famous for their operating systems and great buisness deals. Gates made a fortune from the liscensing of MS-DOS which is a Microsoft operating system. Microsoft was competing with macintosh but quickly beat them with the introduction of MS-DOS in 1985. Bill's personal life included a wife named Melinda French that he married in January 1, 1994. They have three children : daughters Jennifer Katherine Born 1996 and Phoebe Adele Born 2002 and a son Rory John Born 1999. they live in a earthed...
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...Bill Gates 比尔盖茨 "When I was 19, I caught sight of the future and based my career on what I saw. I turned out to have been right."—Bill Gates “我19岁看到了未来，并将我的所见当作我事业的基点，结果证明我是对的。”──比尔·盖茨 He's the most famous businessman and the richest man in the world—worth an estimated $40 billion in 1997. Without a doubt, Bill Gates belongs in the same class as Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and other great minds who changed the world. The self-described "hacker" has dominated the personal computing revolution and modernized the whole world in the process. Indeed, his classification into any other rank than this would seriously understate his impact on the world. 他是当今世上最著名的商人、最有钱的富豪──1997年他的资产预计为400亿美元。毫无疑问，他与托马斯·爱迪生、亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔以及其他改变世界的伟人属于同一行列。这个自称为“黑客”的人主导着个人计算机革命，并在这一过程中使整个世界现代化。的确，将他划入任何其他行列，都可能大大淡化他对世界的影响。 Gates' success stems from his personality: an unbelievable and at times frightening blend of high-voltage brilliance, drive and competitiveness. When the chairman and CEO walks through the corridors of Microsoft, it is like a switch being turned on; everything and everyone around him is charged with 10,000 volts of electricity. Gates sets the example and Microsoft employees follow. The schedule he keeps is one hint as to what he expects from his employees. It's not unusual for the "dean" of the "Microsoft campus" to put in 16-hour days. 盖茨的成功源自他的人格：他才华横溢、冲劲十足、争强好胜，这些加在一起令人难以置信，有时甚至令人畏惧。当这位董事长兼首席执行官走过微软大楼的走廊时，他身边的人和物就像被打开了电源，充了一万伏电。盖茨树立了榜样，微软的员工紧随其后。他的工作安排暗示着他对员工的期待。这位“微软校园”的“校长”经常每天工作16小时。 ...
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...This paper reviews The Road Ahead by Bill Gates. One of the individuals most responsible for the computer revolution that put personal computers into widespread use, Gates is now concerned with the building and establishment of the information highway and its impact on modern society. The Road Ahead is an attempt to predict the new technologies needed to make the highway a fully-realized part of daily life and to show the ways in which these technologies will change business practices and everyday activities. Partly a utopian guessing game, the book also provides interesting insights into the areas in which Gates is focusing his company's research and development activities. When Bill Gates and Paul Allen decided to drop out of school and invest their futures in their belief in the potential market for personal computers, "We set off down a road that was headed in the right direction" (Gates, 1995, p. 18). The two had been fascinated by computers ever since their first encounters with what were then bulky, plodding, expensive machines capable primarily of performing complex calculations and playing rudimentary games. Gates describes the machine for which he wrote his first program as "huge and cumbersome and slow and absolutely compelling" (p. 1). The two created a company, Microsoft, which was instrumental in igniting the computer revolution, creating machines and the accompanying software that have grown dramatically smaller, faster, and cheaper, allowing computers to become...
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...Bill Gates's rise Microsoft's big break came in the early 1980s, when IBM developed its personal computer (PC). IBM approached Gates about developing an operating system for the PC. Gates licensed the rights to a rudimentary system called Q-DOS, modified it, renamed it Microsoft DOS (MS-DOS), then sold it to IBM. Gates shrewdly convinced IBM to divulge the proprietary elements of its PC, paving the way for the production of hundreds of IBM-clones. This created an eager market for MS-DOS, which helped Microsoft build its present fortune. Gates ranks as the second richest person in the United States and among the top twenty richest people in the world. His net worth in 1995 was estimated at more than $10 billion, up from $6.7 billion in 1993 (Elmer-Dewitt 1995; Caminiti 1993). Gates became a billionaire at 31, making him the youngest American to achieve that status. Gates owns about 30 percent of Microsoft and claims that 90 percent of his net worth is in the company--he owns more than 140 million shares (Elmer-Dewitt 1995; Brandt 19940. Much has been written about Gates's multi-million dollar, three-acre estate that he is building in suburban Seattle, complete with 25-foot vaulted ceilings, underground parking, and an elaborate conference room. Gates defends this extravagance by pointing to the estate's simultaneous function as a technology showcase and a meeting place for Microsoft. Gates has been characterized as a workaholic. He is a hands-on executive who is intimately involved...
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...Bill Gates Microsoft's big break came in the early 1980s, when IBM developed its personal computer (PC). IBM approached Gates about developing an operating system for the PC. Gates licensed the rights to a rudimentary system called Q-DOS, modified it, renamed it Microsoft DOS (MS-DOS), then sold it to IBM. Gates shrewdly convinced IBM to divulge the proprietary elements of its PC, paving the way for the production of hundreds of IBM-clones. This created an eager market for MS-DOS, which helped Microsoft build its present fortune. Gates ranks as the second richest person in the United States and among the top twenty richest people in the world. His net worth in 1995 was estimated at more than $10 billion, up from $6.7 billion in 1993 (Elmer-Dewitt 1995; Caminiti 1993). Gates became a billionaire at 31, making him the youngest American to achieve that status. Gates owns about 30 percent of Microsoft and claims that 90 percent of his net worth is in the company--he owns more than 140 million shares (Elmer-Dewitt 1995; Brandt 19940. Much has been written about Gates's multi-million dollar, three-acre estate that he is building in suburban Seattle, complete with 25-foot vaulted ceilings, underground parking, and an elaborate conference room. Gates defends this extravagance by pointing to the estate's simultaneous function as a technology showcase and a meeting place for Microsoft. Gates has been characterized as a workaholic. He is a hands-on executive who is intimately...
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...William “Bill” Gates Omar Ford-Bey CIS 131 Mr. Campbell 22 April 2012 William(Bill) H. Gates is the chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, was a Seattle attorney. The late Mary Gates, a school teacher at the University of Washington regent, and chairman of United Way International. Gates came from a family of entrepreneurship and high spirited liveliness. Early in his life, Bill was very bored at school and his parents knew it so they were always trying to feed him more information to keep him busy. Bills parents finally decided to put him in a private school where he would be challenged more. The Lakeside private school had just bought a new computer when Bill arrived and he was immediately hooked. Within a week he had surpassed the knowledge of the computer teacher at Lakeside. Learning the BASIC programming language was a breeze for Bill and he was soon writing his own programs. Bills love for computers and math led him to a new place around his neighborhood that was renting computer time. He got an arrangement with the owners that he would get free computer time if he found things that would make the computer crash. During this time Bill met Paul Allen his business partner for the rest of...
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...Jammie Hoffman Advanced Comp& Economics Research Paper 4/19/16 Bill Gates & the Success of Microsoft An entrepreneur is a risk-taker, someone who takes chances to pursue a goal. Entrepreneurs must understand what consumers want and must create a product that drives these consumers towards making a purchase. Understanding the patterns of an economy is a rather difficult task to handle, and only a select few are about to flourish with the way the economy functions. Either an entrepreneur will risk everything and fail, or they will manage to overcome the odds and create a project that could change the face of our economy. Many entrepreneurs fail to make a product successful and hardly any is as recognizable as the creator of Microsoft, Bill Gates. Bill (William) Gates was born on October, 28th, 1955 in Seattle, Washington to an upper- middle-class couple. Gates was the second of three children. Gates developed an early interest in computers and computer software after his parents enrolled him in a private school known as the Lakeside school (Foley). While at Lakeside, Gates met his eventual business partner, Paul Allen. Gates, 15 years old at the time, and Paul, who was two years older, proved their enthusiasm for computers by creating a software system known as “Traf-o-Data.” The objective of this system was to track traffic patterns throughout the city of Seattle. “Traf-o-Data” brought in $20,000 for the two young entrepreneurs (Editors). The system did not become...
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...Bill Gates There are very few individuals who have the ability to change the culture of the world by using their mind. It takes incredibly strong courage and belief in yourself to be able to have such a lasting impact. One individual who was able to do so was a man named, Bill Gates. We all most likely know the name behind one of the most infamous and influential products on the market, Microsoft. It is guaranteed that we take these products and services of Microsoft for granted. Most people use Microsoft office, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, on a regular basis but the story behind Microsoft doesn’t just begin with a “shazam” and then there was Microsoft. There were many ups and downs before Microsoft and Bill Gates hit the open market. The reason that Microsoft became such an empire was because of the man behind the scenes. It was Bill Gate’s leadership that excelled Microsoft past everyone else. Gates’ most prevalent leadership aspect was his innovation, his ability to see what the future needed. Gates was task oriented and diligent. He pushed his employees past their limits. He did so by inspiring confidence in the ones around him. Gates has the belief that there is never a light at the end of the tunnel, there is not an end ever in sight; there are always more challenges waiting, and being persistent is how you achieve your goals. Bill Gates is an incredible person. Gates fell in love with computers at a young age. At the time, computers were not known...
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...Bill Gates William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. On June 27, 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates continues to serve as Microsoft’s chairman and as an advisor on key development projects. In June 2006, Ray Ozzie assumed Gates’ previous title as chief software architect and oversees technical architecture and product oversight responsibilities at Microsoft. Craig Mundie assumed the new title of chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft and is responsible for the company’s research and incubation efforts. Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International. Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13. In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's chief executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair. In his...
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...Bill Gates When one thinks of computer software, one must think of Microsoft. In fact if you use a computer, chances are that you will have some type of program on there that is developed by Microsoft. The CEO, chairman, cofounder, and owner of 147 billion shares of Microsoft is Bill Gates. William Henry Gates III was born in the midst of a scenic Seattle on Thursday, October 28, 1995 to his parents Mary and William Henry Gates Jr. His childhood was uneventful and was well raised. He went to Sunday school at the Congregational church and sang in the choir. He was a Boy Scout but never showed interest for either of these activities. Gates was an unusual child who spent long periods in his room in deep thought. He loved science and showed great skill in the area of math. In fact he scored a perfect on the math section of the SAT. His high school English teacher Anne Stephens was amazed at Gates' memory. She commented on how Gates had remembered a 3-page soliloquy for a school play in one reading. He read often, tried to take up the trombone, had no interest in philosophy but rather thought of himself as a "scientist." His science teacher, William Dougall, remembers if the teacher wasn't going fast enough, "Bill always seemed on the verge of saying, 'But that's obvious.'" Gates once said to a teacher that some day he would be a millionaire. A grossly underestimated statement. Today Gates is one of the richest men in the world. In the fall of 1968, Bill Gates...
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...Bill Gates William Henry “Bill” Gates III Robert Rabb Strategies-Tuesday September 24, 2013 William Henry “Bill” Gates III Born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington, Bill Gates was interested in computers at an early age. He had studied computer programing at an age as early as 13 years old. Friend and classmate Paul Allen was also a computer enthusiast. Later on they both dropped out of college to then start one of the world’s largest software companies, Microsoft. Bill Gates after starting his company became one of the richest men in the world. Growing up in an upper middle-class family, bill had two siblings. One older sister named Kristianne and a younger named Libby. Bill’s father was a law student who would later meet his athletic, greatly involved in school, and a leader/role model Mary Maxwell. Being encouraged to be competitive while growing up the Gates children strived to be just that. Bill being the coordinator for family sports and fun at their summer house was perhaps the most compelling of the three children. Risk and Monopoly were among the board games he excelled in. Paul Allen is one of Bill’s best friends growing up. They shared an amazing enthusiasm for computers and how they worked. Both of them would help run the computer lab and often argued about who was going to be in charge. At one point they were even banned from the lab for hacking. Afterwards they cut a deal to be allowed back in by “debugging” the system. Roughly 1970 is...
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...D. from Brown University. She earned membership in the ASME, and like her husband lectured at Purdue University. Lillian died on January 2, 1972. y favorite leader is William Henry Gates III, or Bill Gates to most people. Bill Gates is a computer engineer and world-class entrepreneur. He founded Microsoft Corporation in 1975 with a high school friend named Paul Allen. The leadership role that he serves is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation. Up until 1998, Gates was CEO of the company, but he relieved himself of those duties, and currently is only a software architect and serves on the Microsoft committee. He currently is involved in all the new creations of new Microsoft technology and products. Microsoft is currently the most powerful computer company on the face of the planet. They create everything from video games and personal pc’s to even cell phones. Bill Gates is also well known for being one of the richest human beings on the face of the planet. Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He has two sisters, his father William H. Gates II, who was an attorney, and his mother Mary Gates who was a schoolteacher. He married on January... ... middle of paper ... .... Gates strives on effectiveness and efficiency. Recently, Gates has also shown me that it is okay to step down from a high position to instill trust in others. He is still high up in his corporation, but...
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...Bill Gates – The Mind of Microsoft By Christina Jones Could you imagine what it would like not having Microsoft Word to type up your important documents? Gates is not only a genius, but he is also a modernizer in education, technology, and philanthropy. Bill Gates, A business magnate and chairman of Microsoft has impacted American culture by developing the most popular computer system called Microsoft Office. William H. Gates, III was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. Bill was the second of three children from William H. Gates II, a prominent Seattle lawyer, and Mary Gates, who worked as a teacher before she had kids. Bill had an older sister, Kristi, and a younger sister, Libby. Growing up, Bill Gates’ nickname was Trey. This nickname was indicative of the III after his name. He always loved reading the World Book Encyclopedia from start to finish. By the age of 13, his parents believed he was not being challenged in his public school and decided enrolled him into Lakeside School. He was a remarkably gifted scholar who did well in all subjects but showed a special ability for mathematics. Lakeside school purchased time on one of these computers that the students could use. Bill found the computer intriguing. The school developed a computer terminal and young Bill Gates was instantly spellbound. Bill Gates has always been a very confident person, confident about his vision towards innovation of technology for the future. Bill Gates states that” if one...
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...Alfonso Guerrero William Henry Gates III, most famously known as Bill Gates, entered this world on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. At the young age of 13, he showed a keen interest in computer programming. He pursued his dream through college. His early life consisted of a upper middle class family structure which included two sisters and his parents. All of the children were encouraged to be competitive as his father was a lawyer and mother was an outgoing athlete and always involved in some sort of student leadership activities. As a young child, Bill Gates loved to read and would spend hours going through encyclopedias and eventually his parents worried and had concerns he would be a loner so they enrolled him into a preparatory school due to his boredom and look...
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...Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. He is famous for building through technological innovation, great business strategies and aggressive business tactics, the world's largest software business, Microsoft. He is also well known for becoming the wealthiest person in the world in the process of building his company. Gates came from an upper middle-class family. His family atmosphere was warm and close, and he and his two sisters were always encouraged to be competitive and strive for excellence. He started to show an interest in computer programming at the age of 13 at the Lakeside School. It was there that he met his friend and future partner Paul Allen, who was two years his senior. The two became fast friends, bonding on their common enthusiasm over computers. They both spent much of their free time together working on programs. In 1970, at the age of 15, Bill Gates went into business with his pal, Paul Allen. They developed "Traf-o-Data," a computer program that monitored traffic patterns in Seattle, and netted $20,000 for their efforts. Even though both of them wanted to start their own company, but Gates's parents wanted him to finish school and go on to college where they hoped he would work to become a lawyer. After graduated from school he enrolled at Harvard University originally thinking of a career in law. In his freshman year he spent more time in the computer lab than in classes. Gates remained in contact with Paul Allen who dropped out...
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