Bill Gates Timeline

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  • Born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington

    Born

  • attends prepatory academy

    attends Lakeside school

  • Enrolls at Harvard

    Enrolls at Harvard
    SAT score of 1590/1600

  • Partnership with Paul Allen at Micro-soft

    Partnership with Paul Allen at Micro-soft

  • writes software for MITS Altair

  • Open letter to Hobbyists

    Open letter to Hobbyists
    link text

  • Microsoft HQ in Bellevue, WA

  • Partnership with IBM

  • Bill Gates becomes Microsoft president

  • Microsoft buys rights to DOS

  • Becomes youngest billionaire

  • Founds Corbis

  • Marries Melinda French

    Marries Melinda French

  • Becomes worlds richest man 12.9b

  • US vs. Microsoft trial

  • Publishes Business @ The Speed of Thought

    Publishes Business @ The Speed of Thought

  • steps down as executive

  • Hosts 25th anniversary TED Talk