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Paul Gardner Allen was born in Seattle, Washington to Kenneth Sam Allen and Edna Faye (Gardner) Allen -
Paul Allen graduated from high school in 1971, enrolling at Washington State University (Romano 1). -
This is when Allen began his work in the tech industry. After working for Honeywell in Boston as a programmer, he drops out of college to pursue his passion for technology (Romano 1). -
Allen partners up with Bill Gates, establishing what is known today as Microsoft (Brown 1). -
Gates and Allen secured a contract with MITS to develop a version of the BASIC programming language for the Altair 8800 microcomputer (Brown 1). -
Allen plays a pivotal role in launching the Microsoft operating system, MS-DOS, becoming a cornerstone of personal computing, and giving the company a dominant role in the industry (Brown 1). -
Allen gets diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, becoming one of his greatest personal challenges (Abbott 1). -
In 1983, Allen "retired from active participation in Microsoft", but , despite his resignation, he remained on the board of directors (Abbott 1). -
Paul Allen founded Asymetrix in 1984, a software to make application development tools that non-programmers can use (Corr 1). -
Allen founds Vulcan Inc. in Seattle as an investment and project-management firm with his sister Jody Allen. -
Allen publishes his memoir, "Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft" -
Allen purchases the Seattle Seahawks in order to keep the NFL team in Seattle (Romano 1). -
Allen founds the Allen Institute for Brain Science, exploring his interest and expertise in neuroscience and the human brain. -
Allen launches Stratolaunch Systems -
Allen establishes the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) -
Awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy for his work on Ebola, brain research and environmental causes including ocean protection and elephant conservation. Carnegie Award -
Paul Allen passed away at the age of 65