This world-famous businessman is one of the most influential people of our time. He is an outstanding entrepreneur, public figure and the richest person on the planet from 1996 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2015. His fortune was estimated at $79.2 billion. William Henry Gates was born in Seattle on October 28, 1955, to a member of the board of directors of United Way. The boy attended the prestigious Lakeside School, where he developed programming skills. At the age of 13, he created his first computer
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This world-famous businessman is one of the most influential people of our time. He is an outstanding entrepreneur, public figure and the richest person on the planet from 1996 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2015. His fortune was estimated at $79.2 billion.
William Henry Gates was born in Seattle on October 28, 1955, to a member of the board of directors of United Way. The boy attended the prestigious Lakeside School, where he developed programming skills. At the age of 13, he created his first computer program in Basic. And already at the age of 17, Gates, along with P. Gilbert and P. Allen, founded his own company Traf-o-Data, which was engaged in the development of devices for reading traffic.
In 1973, Bill entered Harvard, where he met Stephen Ballmer, his future associate. Gates never graduated. After dropping out, he became involved in software development and soon founded Microsoft Corporation. Bill led the Corporation until June 27, 2008. He surrendered his powers, but remained one of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the owner of a large stake. In 2010, the businessman left the post of chief executive officer.
Bill Gates starred in a documentary
The One Persent (2006), dedicated to U.S. business and economics, directed by