Bill gates

Biographical Timeline of Bill Gates

By LeighW

  • Born in Seattle, Washington

    Born in Seattle, Washington
    to William and Mary Gates
  • Period: to

    Date

  • Served as congressional page for the U.S. House of Reps

    Served as congressional page for the U.S. House of Reps
    U.S. House of Representatives

  • Graduated Lakeside School

    Graduated Lakeside School
    Lakeside School

  • Enrolled at Harvard College

    Enrolled at Harvard College

  • Worked for the Honeywell company, dropped out of Harvard

    Worked for the Honeywell company, dropped out of Harvard
    Honeywell

  • Co-founded Micro-Soft

    Co-founded Micro-Soft
    with fellow Lakeside alumnus Paul Allen

  • Microsoft moves to Bellevue, Washington

    Microsoft moves to Bellevue, Washington

  • Gates becomes President and Chairman of the Board of Microsoft

  • Microsoft releases the 1st retail version of Windows

    Microsoft releases the 1st retail version of Windows

  • Became world's youngest self-made billionaire

    Became world's youngest self-made billionaire

  • married Melinda French

    married Melinda French

  • The Road Ahead is published

    The Road Ahead is published
    Co-authored book

  • Named one of three of Time Magazine's Persons of the Year

    Named one of three of Time Magazine's Persons of the Year
    Time Magazine

  • Changed full-time work from Microsoft to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation