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Birthdate
Bill Gates born in Seattle, Washington, to William H. Gates, Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates on October 28, 1955. -
Early Years of Computering
As early as age 13, Bill Gates and his long-time childhood friend Paul Allen began experimenting on their school's tele-type computers. This early interest in computer programming played a huge role in his later genious in inventing Microsoft. -
Harvard Experience
After nearly acing the SATs with a 1590 composite score (out of a possible 1600 since this was far before the writing component was added making it 2400), and with a tremendous amount of academic success at the exclusive prep school of Lakeside. However, he dropped out of Harvard very quickly to develop his software. -
Founding of Microsoft
Microsoft, soon to be one of the largest corporations in the history of mankind, is founded and stationed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Shortly thereafter, on January 1, 1979 that it was moved to its current corporate headquarters in Bellevue, Washington. -
Microsoft Become Part of Stock Market
This vital step in Microsoft's growth allowed not only Bill Gate's fortune to grow, but also prove to people that he had accomplished something truly remarkable. Recently, Microsoft was appointed to the elite NASDAQ market, demonstrating the fact that it is a dominating force in today's technology- oriented world. -
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Originally founded in 1994, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been viewed upon as single-handely being the greatest act of philanthropy ever. To date, Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have given an astonishing $28 billion to charity all around the world.
