Bill Gates Bill Gates (English: William Henry October 28, 1955 -) is an American entrepreneur, software engineer, philanthropist and chairman of Microsoft Corporation. He co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen, served as Microsoft's CEO and chief software architect, and held more than 8% of the company's common stock and was also the company's largest individual shareholder. From 1995 to 2007, Bill Gates ranked as the world's richest man for 13 consecutive years in the Forbes list of global billionaires. On June 27, 2008, he officially withdrew from Microsoft and donated all his personal property of US$58 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. "Forbes" magazine announced the ranking of the world's richest people on March 12, 2009, and Bill Gates returned to the top of the list with assets of US$40 billion. Bill Gates (1955----) Co-founder of Microsoft, Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft
Bill Gates is Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft. Microsoft Corporation is a global leader in personal and business computing software, services, and Internet technologies. In the last fiscal year that ended in June 2008, Microsoft's revenue reached US$62 billion, with operations in 78 countries and regions and a total of more than 91,000 employees worldwide.
Gates was born on October 28, 1955, and grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, was a Seattle attorney. Gates' late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, a regent at the University of Washington and president of United Way International.
Gates attended public elementary schools in Seattle and private Lakeside High School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began computer programming at the age of 13.
In 1973, Gates was admitted to Harvard University. He became a good friend with Steve Ballmer, now the CEO of Microsoft. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the BASIC programming language for the first microcomputer, the MITS Altair.
In his junior year of college, Gates left Harvard and devoted all his energy to Microsoft, which he founded in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by the belief that computers would become the most important tool in every home and every office, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates' vision and his foresight in the personal computer became key to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft continues to develop and improve software technology to make software easier to use, more cost-effective and more fun. The company is committed to long-term growth, as evidenced by its current annual research and development funding of more than $5 billion.
In 1999, Gates wrote the book "Business @ the Speed ??of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System" (Business @ the Speed ??of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System), which showed how computer technology is How to solve business problems in new ways. The book is published in more than 60 countries and in 25 languages. Future Speed ??has won critical acclaim and been listed as a bestseller by The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Amazon.com. Gates' last book, "The Road Ahead," published in 1995, topped the New York Times bestseller list for seven consecutive weeks.
Gates donated all proceeds from both books to non-profit organizations to support the use of technology in education and skills training.
In addition to his love for computers and software, Gates is also interested in biotechnology. He serves on the board of directors of ICOS, a company focused on protein-based and small molecule therapeutics. He is also an investor in many other biotech companies. Gates also founded Corbis, which is researching and developing one of the world's largest visual information resources - a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the world. In addition, Gates also invested in Teledesic along with mobile phone pioneer Craig McCaw. This is an ambitious plan to use hundreds of low-orbit satellites to provide two-way broadband telecommunications services covering the entire world.
Philanthropy is also very important to Gates. He and his wife Melinda have donated US$3.46 billion to establish a fund to support philanthropic causes in the fields of global medical health and education, hoping that as mankind enters the 21st century, scientific and technological advances in these key areas will benefit all mankind.
As of today, the foundation established by Gates and his wife Melinda Gates has invested US$1.73 billion in global health causes and more than US$900 million in improving people's learning conditions, including the purchase of computers for the Gates Library. equipment, provides Internet training and Internet access services to public libraries in low-income communities across the United States and Canada. In addition, more than $260 million will be spent on community projects in the Pacific Northwest, and more than $380 million will be spent on special projects and annual gift distribution activities.
Gates and Melinda French Gates were married on January 1, 1994. They have three children. Gates loves reading and playing golf and bridge. Bill Gates is the only one in the world who thinks Buffett is not a tough guy
Bill Gates retired on June 27, 2008. What image does he have in the minds of his colleagues at Microsoft? This is undoubtedly CEO Ballmer, who has been in charge of Microsoft for 28 years with him, and has the most say. "He is a relatively introverted young man, not very talkative, but full of energy, especially at night. The situation at that time was that he was often ready to go to bed when I woke up in the morning." This is what Moe said about Bill Gates in a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal. Ballmer is right, perhaps only vitality is the most critical factor in success. This is the best gift Bill Gates left to everyone!
In 1970, when Gates was 15 years old, his computer skills were already well-known. A company called Information Science approached Gates, hoping to provide computer time using the PDP-10 in exchange for the software technology of Gates and his classmate Paul. Because minors cannot be paid wages according to U.S. law, the company decided to pay them $10,000 worth of computer time and require them to design payroll management software for the company. This gave them enough computer time for a school year, and they couldn't help but be very happy.
In 1971, Lakeside Middle School asked Gates to help the school design a set of computer software for class scheduling. At that time, class scheduling was entirely manual. Due to the large number of students and the complexity and variety of courses, people were often unevenly distributed, resulting in overcrowding of students in some courses. Gates successfully completed this arduous task, which allowed him to extend his valuable time using the computer.
In 1973, TRW, a U.S. defense project contractor, wanted to develop a computer supervisory control system for managing reservoirs. However, it could not eliminate various computer bugs, and the progress was slow, and it was about to be punished for breach of contract. . At this critical moment, TRW learned about Gates and Paul Allen, two young computer geniuses, and asked them for help, and the two boys happily agreed. This is a very specialized and difficult job, and according to regulations, middle school students can only receive the low wages of work-study students. But Gates doesn't care. His main purpose is to improve and exercise his software design capabilities through this kind of work. Lakeside Middle School is also very open-minded and allows senior students to go to companies for internships and jobs after completing the required courses. Thanks to the participation of Gates and Paul, TRW finally completed the project on time and avoided huge fines. Gates and Paul received specific guidance from a computer expert in the company, which improved their software skills.
In the early 1970s, the young Gates wrote a famous "Open Letter to Enthusiasts", which shocked the computer world. Gates declared that computer software will be a huge commercial market and that computer enthusiasts should not copy computer programs without the consent of the original author. The computer industry at that time was influenced by hacker culture and believed that creativity and knowledge should be shared by everyone. Gates subsequently left campus and founded one of the world's most successful companies, Microsoft, and gradually industrialized software.
In 1975, Gates, who was only 19 years old, predicted: "We realize that the software era has arrived, and we have enough insight into the long-term potential of chips. What does this mean? I won't go now Seize the opportunity and finish my Harvard education instead, the software industry will never stand still waiting for me.”
In the mid-1980s, Gates was optimistic about the prospects of optical discs as a data storage medium, so he actively promoted them. CD-ROM. But just last year, he announced that DVD would be phased out.
When Apple applied the mouse to the user interface in its new product Lisa in 1983, it was a revolution in the personal computer industry. Gates immediately realized the importance of a friendly graphical interface.
In 1990, Microsoft launched WINDOWS 3.0.
In 1995, Microsoft launched the Windows 95 operating system, which was a truly epoch-making software. It allows users to get rid of cumbersome and boring DOS commands, thereby making personal computers extremely simple and easy to use.
"The Road Ahead" ("The Road to the Future"), published in 1995, topped the New York Times bestseller list for seven consecutive weeks. Some of the predictions in the book have come true.
Gates has also been accused of business misconduct.
Gates has been accused many times of violating U.S. laws (antitrust laws) in many of Microsoft's business practices under his leadership. It has been subject to many lawsuits and is in danger of being split up. What is quite interesting is that at the end of the 20th century, two Bills (Bill Clinton and Bill Gates) encountered lawsuits and troubles almost at the same time.
In 1998, Microsoft launched Windows 98, which was widely welcomed. Microsoft consolidated its dominance in the computer software industry.
In 1999, Gates wrote the book "Future Speed", which showed people how computer technology can solve business problems in new ways. The book is published in more than 60 countries and in 25 languages. Future Speed ??has won critical acclaim and been listed as a bestseller by The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Amazon.com.
In 2000, Gates appointed his long-time friend Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO, and himself as "Chief Software Architect".
At the end of 2001, Microsoft launched Windows XP. Gates personally came to Times Square to promote Win XP.
On April 18, 2006, Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, near Seattle. Gates and Steve Ballmer met with Hu Jintao and took President Hu Jintao to visit Microsoft's "Home of the Future." At around 18:30 in the afternoon, Hu Jintao attended the dinner hosted by Gates at his home.
On June 15, 2006, Gates announced that he would retire in July 2008. At that time, he would resign as chief software designer and no longer participate in Microsoft's management affairs. When announcing the news, Gates seemed relatively calm, but it could not hide a certain sad atmosphere, and some employees even burst into tears. After retiring, Gates will focus on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates will donate tens of billions of his family fortune to this charitable foundation and said he will leave only a few million dollars to his three children. A Microsoft employee said: "There is no doubt that his generosity has brought hundreds of thousands of lives back to life." Shortly afterwards, stock investor Buffett announced that he would donate US$3.17 billion to the Gates Foundation, provided that the Gateses and his wife are still alive. !
On January 30, 2007, Windows Vista arrived as promised. Gates is now busy with his last major event as chief software architect. After July 2008, this most sacred position at Microsoft will be handed over to Ray Oates. After that, he will devote himself to his foundation, but this does not mean that he will be indifferent to Microsoft - he said that after retiring, he will still pay attention to the development of Microsoft and provide constructive suggestions at the appropriate time.
On January 7, 2008, Bill Gates delivered a retirement speech at the Microsoft booth at the global CES2008 exhibition in Las Vegas, USA! He prepared to resign from all positions in July 2008. On June 26, 2008, the South Korean President's Global Advisory Group was formally established, bringing together 15 celebrities from all walks of life including Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to advise President Lee Myung-bak.
On October 23, 2009, Windows 7 was officially sold in China.
[Edit this paragraph] Achievement Honors
·On June 7, 2007, 30 years after leaving Harvard, he received an honorary Bachelor of Laws degree from Harvard University and was awarded the law Honorary degree of Ph.D.
·On April 20, 2007, he was awarded the honorary director of Peking University and the honorary committee member of Guanghua School of Management.
·On April 19, 2007, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Tsinghua University, becoming the 13th honorary doctorate from Tsinghua University.
·On November 15, 2006, won the 2006 James Morgan International Philanthropist Award
·Ranked first in the second rich list of the Financial Times in 2006
·In 2005, together with his wife Melinda and Bono***, the lead singer of the rock band U2, he was selected as the Time Person of the Year in recognition of their contribution to charity
· In 2004, he was knighted by the Queen of England.
· Named one of the 100 most influential people in journalism in 2001 by the British Guardian
· Named one of the most powerful people in 1999 by the British Sunday Times< /p>
·Second place among "Upside" 100 elites in 1999
·First place among "Times" magazine's 50 Internet elites in 1998
·"Sports News" The 100 Most Powerful People in Sports in 1997
·CEO Magazine's 1994 CEO of the Year
·Entomologists also named a flower insect after him Named Gates' aphid
·There is a street named after him in Seattle
[Edit this paragraph] Bill Gates' famous quotes
As of June 2008 Gates officially retired. Gates' property is 58 billion US dollars. In his will, he announced that he would give 98% to the "Bill and Melinda Foundation" named after him and his wife. This money will be used for AIDS research. and malaria vaccines, and provide aid to poor countries around the world. "Forbes" magazine announced the ranking of the world's richest people on March 12, 2009, and Bill Gates returned to the top of the list with assets of US$40 billion. Judging from major philanthropic activities in recent years, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been generous. For example, it donated US$51.2 million to New York to build 67 middle schools for minority and low-income children; it donated US$168 million. US dollars to help African countries prevent and treat malaria; donate 50 million US dollars to Botswana to help prevent and treat AIDS there...
Gabriel Gates and his wife Melinda Gates[3] Gates Foundation, in China When a severe earthquake occurred in Sichuan, we donated US$1.3 million (approximately 9.1 million RMB) to the Chinese Ministry of Health. The donation will be used to support the Ministry of Health's water source safety control and disease control in earthquake-stricken areas.
Today, the Gates Foundation sent a second email to NetEase Technology, confirming that the donation amount is US$1.3 million. The donation will be used through the Chinese Ministry of Health to support water source safety control and prevention in earthquake-stricken areas. disease control efforts.
The full text of the Gates Foundation's reply is as follows:
The Gates Foundation has donated US$1.3 million to the Ministry of Health of China. This donation will be used to support the Ministry of Health's water source safety control and disease control work in earthquake-stricken areas. Thank you for your enthusiasm.
Blessings
Mala Persaud
On behalf of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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According to news at 12:00 Beijing time on June 27, 2008 (00:00 on June 27, Eastern Time), Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates will officially retire today , fade out of Microsoft's daily management work. Steve Ballmer, the current CEO and Gates' good friend from college, will take over full power of Microsoft. Bill Gates will donate all of his wealth to his charitable foundation, the Bill & Miranda Gates Foundation, and will not leave a penny to his children. At the same time, Gates himself will also devote himself to philanthropy. From then on, Gates will only work at Microsoft one day a week and will devote the rest of his time to philanthropy. Not long ago, Gates said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that he would "dedicate 20% of his time to Microsoft and 80% of his time to charity after retirement." According to overseas media reports, Gates once said that as a full-time philanthropist, the first stop he will go to is China.
Farewell Speech When he founded Microsoft 33 years ago, Gates was also a developer. Microsoft’s status as the industry leader today is also due to the developers of the Windows operating system. In yesterday's opening speech, Gates did not forget these heroes, "Microsoft's success lies in our relationship with developers."
Gates also briefly talked about his exit on July 1 He devotes himself to the day-to-day management of Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation he founded with his wife. He said he felt a little rushed, "(philanthropy) will push me into a new field. This is the first time since I was 17 years old." A real job change. Before, I was completely addicted to software development. ”
Will help China solve problems such as smoking and AIDS
Microsoft, the giant of the American software industry. Founder Bill Gates plans to retire from his position as executive chairman of Microsoft and become a non-executive chairman starting on the afternoon of the 27th. From then on, he will devote himself entirely to philanthropy. What this means for Microsoft is the end of an era, but what it means for the world is the addition of a full-time philanthropist. Gates said that he will set the first stop of his charity activities in 2008 in China and plans to participate in the Beijing Olympics.
Will personally accept the results of China's smoking cessation campaign
According to the "People's Daily" report, starting in the summer of 2008, Gates will become a full-time philanthropist. He said that he will be the first charity activity in 2008. The station is China.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will promote several key health programs in China, including HIV/AIDS prevention, hepatitis B vaccination and smoking cessation, and try to bring Chinese agricultural knowledge to Africa to improve African agriculture.
Gates said: "China is an interesting country. On the one hand, it accepts aid from other countries, and on the other hand, it also aids other poorer countries. They have the ability to do so, and their economy has improved. There are many, and they can contribute to helping poorer countries."
There are also many smokers in China. The Gates Foundation plans to launch a new program to help Chinese people quit smoking. Gates said: "It will be a very interesting thing to understand the intensity of China's smoking cessation efforts. Before taking the smoking cessation measures, the wealth level of the United States was relatively higher. I believe that China has the opportunity and ability to do this as well as the United States. "Gates will personally accept China's smoking cessation results. He said he planned to go to Beijing to watch the Olympics.
Will introduce Chinese agricultural technology to Africa
The Gates Foundation also lends a helping hand to China's hepatitis B vaccination. According to statistics, hepatitis B patients in China account for approximately 10% of the total population. In terms of agriculture, the Gates Foundation will launch some related programs to introduce Chinese agricultural technology to Africa to help increase local crop yields. The two largest rice research centers in the world are in the Philippines and China. The Gates Foundation is working with Asian rice researchers, focusing on Africa's need for more rice varieties and traits such as drought tolerance. Gates said: "In some cases, they just work with us and do not require funding from us for any activities. In other cases, we provide funding so that they can focus their attention on some of the problems that are emerging in Africa. ”
Will focus on solving the AIDS problem in China
The Gates Foundation opened an office in Beijing last year to start working on solving the AIDS problem in China, and invited the former US Centers for Disease Control China-based director Ray Yip leads the initiative. Its initial investment in the project has reached $50 million. Gates said that the foundation has worked closely with the Chinese Ministry of Health on this plan. He said: "Some programs, like AIDS, they welcome us and we are happy to work together. It depends on how deep your cooperation with the government is on these things."
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The final product: Windows 7
I am afraid that few people have heard of this term. When Windows Vista just walked out of Microsoft's door and faced consumers who could not wait, Microsoft may have quietly changed the naming strategy of its operating system. According to a report by Microsoft-watch.com a long time ago, the next-generation operating system after Windows Vista was codenamed "Fiji" (Fiji), but it was later renamed "Vienna" (Vienna). However, judging from the latest news, the operating system after Vista will be renamed "Windows 7".
On September 25, according to foreign media reports, Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it will use "Professional Development" next month. A preview version of Windows 7 was released at the People's Daily (PDC) conference.
Microsoft said on the PDC website that at the PDC conference on October 28, developers can get a preview version of the next-generation operating system Windows 7, which is the version before Beta 1. However, it is estimated that "Windows 7" may need to be purchased at a high price.
Beijing time on October 23, according to the analysis of foreign blogs, recently Microsoft founder Gates quietly established a company called bgC3 company - with a high-tech office environment, a mysterious name and even its own trademark. Could this be Bill Gates' next big business? A person close to Gates said it was simply a means to reconcile Microsoft, Gates himself and his philanthropy. We know that Bill Gates won't ask his good friend Buffett to steal the spotlight during the economic storm. According to new technology news website TechFlash, there are only a few months left before Bill Gates bids farewell to Microsoft. Perhaps, bgC3 company will continue Bill Gates' pursuit in the fields of science and technology. The goal is not necessarily to launch a new company, but perhaps just to pass on some new ideas to Microsoft, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation or others, people familiar with the matter said.
According to official data, the company was originally called Carillon and was established in March 2008. It was renamed bgC3 in early July this year, and Gates left Microsoft 10 days later - he had cultivated Microsoft into an industry giant. Currently, he remains chairman of Microsoft and continues to work on part-time projects.
Federal trademark application documents provide more clues - bgC3 Company, according to the general registered trademark classification, roughly involves the following fields, including "scientific and technical services", "industrial analysis and research" and "design and development of computers" Hardware and Software”.
[Edit this paragraph] Top Ten Mistakes
Microsoft announced that starting from July 2008, Bill Gates, chairman of the board of directors, will no longer be responsible for the day-to-day management of the company, but will instead Spend a lot of time on charity.
There is no doubt that Gates is one of the most important figures in the global PC industry and has always followed the trend of technological development. However, he is not always right. The following are Gates' top ten mistakes at Microsoft.
As Gates gradually fades away from Microsoft, which he has been in charge of for 31 years, an era is coming to an end. His merits and demerits at Microsoft will naturally become the subject of industry, media and even personal comments. As chairman of the board of directors and chief software architect of Microsoft, Gates has successfully predicted many technological development trends, but some of his mistakes are also obvious. Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft has launched a number of failed products or technologies, and the following ten are the most prominent.
1. Microsoft BOB:
BOB is a product released by Microsoft in 1995. Microsoft hopes to improve the interface of Windows 3.1 program management through BOB. Maybe there is no problem with this concept, but Bob still It has been replaced without really becoming popular. Objectively speaking, Bob does not receive rave reviews, but its disappearance has not attracted many people’s regrets and remembrances, because it has not solved as many problems as it has caused. Interestingly, the director of the BOB development project is Gates’ wife Melinda.
2. Windows ME:
This may be Microsoft's most failed Windows version to date. Shortly after its launch in 2000, a lot of installation and compatibility problems arose. With the launch of Windows XP in 2001, Windows ME quickly disappeared. Of course, Windows Millennium is not without its merits. For example, the system recovery function that the product first had was later used in Windows XP.
3. Tablet computers:
There may still be many supporters of tablet computers, but this technology has many problems and the cost is too high. Judging from market performance, tablet computers are undoubtedly a failed product. Microsoft has decided to make the tablet functionality a basic part of the Windows Vista operating system, rather than releasing it as a separate SKU.
4. SPOT watch:
Although it has been three years since the first Smart Personal Target Technology (SPOT) watch prototype entered the market, this product is too large and rigid in appearance. The problem remains unresolved. In addition, the SPOT watch lacks attractive application support and does not make users who spend hundreds of dollars on this product feel value for money.
5. Microsoft Money:
If Microsoft's 1995 plan to acquire Intuit had not encountered antitrust obstacles, the company might have acquired Quicken software and made its own online banking product Become the market leader. But contrary to expectations, Microsoft could only design and develop its own financial software Money, and was eventually left far behind by Intuit.
6. DOS 4.0:
When mentioning Microsoft, we have to talk about MSDOS, the predecessor of the Windows operating system. Among all MSDOS versions, MSDOS 4.0 is undoubtedly the most failed one. For Microsoft, it is simply a nightmare full of defects. According to the information provided by Wikipedia, MSDOS4.0 is mainly based on IBM's code base, not Microsoft's own code base.
7. Microsoft TV:
Microsoft has tried to enter the digital TV field many times, but has not succeeded. Does anyone still remember Microsoft Tiger, the video-on-demand project launched by Microsoft in the early 1990s? However, Microsoft has not given up its efforts in this area. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently said that in the near future, IPTV will become one of the main driving forces for Microsoft's stock price to rise and Microsoft's profit growth.
8. MSNBC partnership:
The cooperation between Microsoft and NBC has almost never gone smoothly. In December 2005, Microsoft basically launched its cooperation with NBC. However, Microsoft has not given up its efforts to develop in the direction of content providers. The company is currently recruiting bloggers, TV teams and other media personnel in the hope of building the MSN media network.
9. Real-time network conferencing software:
Microsoft’s network conferencing product LiveMeeting is mainly based on technology acquired from PlaceWare. Although it has been launched for many years, many people think it is a failure. product. Of course, Microsoft has not given up its efforts in this regard. The company promises that the new version of LiveMeeting will be even better.
10. Failure to launch Microsoft Linux:
Microsoft should launch its own Linux. Microsoft could acquire a Linux reseller or even name a branch of Windows Microsoft Linux. In contrast, Microsoft has invested heavily in fighting the entire open source community. Microsoft should join the open source camp, not try to defeat it.
[Edit this paragraph] Personal life
Other personal information
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and the world’s richest man, is a household name, but the following is about him The information may not be as widely known. Which of the following do you know?
Height: 183cm
Weight: 78kg
Constellation: Scorpio
Nickname: Computer Prodigy Lefty
Hobbies : Table tennis, Go... Computer software
Favorite singer: JOHN LENNON
Favorite food: hamburgers and Coke
Admired Person: Napoleon Warren Buffett
Motto: "I am the king" "I can win"
Ideal: Lead the world to the road of future speed
Social: Reluctant to take the initiative to contact others, but easy to talk in a depressed state
Belief: Atheist
Emotion: Sudden panic and anger
Concept: In the 21st century, computers and the Internet will make wealth and power more evenly distributed everywhere.
Management: "Propeller Mind" and "Darwinian Management" are the most effective means of operating Microsoft. The digital nervous system is the inevitable model of future management.
● His father, William, was a corporate lawyer and his mother, Mary, was a school teacher.
● When he was 17 years old, Gates sold his first computer programming work, a time table system, to his high school for $4,200.
● Gates scored a perfect 1,600 on the SAT (American College Admissions Test) standardized test.
● Gates told his college teacher to become a millionaire by the age of 30, and by the time he was 31, he was already a billionaire. In other words, Gates knew that he would be very rich in the future, but he did not expect to be so rich.
● While attending Harvard, Gates co-wrote Altair BASIC, which became the first product of Microsoft (then known as Micro-Soft).
"The Complete Biography of Bill Gates" ● He met his future wife Melinda French (Melinda French) at a Microsoft launch ceremony in Manhattan in 1987. At that time, Melinda French Is a Microsoft employee. They got married on New Year's Day 1994.
●Whenever Gates is thinking or concentrating, he will rock back and forth in his chair. This quirk can be traced back to when he liked to rock on the rocking horse for hours as a child - and later Microsoft employees are used to seeing their boss thinking, listening, and swaying while attending meetings...
● In 2005, Gates was awarded the title of Knight of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Commander's Order of Merit (KBE).
● "Forbes" magazine in March 2007 once again named Bill Gates the richest person in the world. This is the 13th consecutive year that he has won this title. He is currently worth $58 billion.
● Gates recently announced that he will phase out his work at Microsoft and devote more time to philanthropy.
● Currently there is a building named after Gates at Carnegie Mellon University (a university in Pennsylvania, USA) - the Gates Computer Science Building.
● Gates is the latest owner of the Codex Leicester, a 72-page manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci. This manuscript contains observations on the properties of water, astronomy, rocks, and fossils. Gates puts the manuscript on public display in different cities around the world once a year.
● Bill Gates earns $67.5 per second, $5.832 million per day, and $2.13 billion a year.
● The U.S. national debt is approximately US$562 billion. If Bill Gates were to repay it, he could afford it alone