Software is the basis of technology. Without software most of the devices used today would not work as they do. Bill Gates, the cofounder of Microsoft, is one of the people who are thanked for the software used today. A hero can be someone who has shown act of courage in the danger, someone who has help to preserve and protect the planet, or someone who has made innovations to help to enhance every day life. Bill Gates is consider a modern day hero because of the innovations he has made in the world of computer software. William Henry “Bill” Gates III, was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington, to a wealthy family (Heller 6). His parents were William H. Gates III, a prominent attorney, and Mary, a school teacher (William Henry (Bill) Gates). Because Gates and his father had the same name his parents nicknamed him “Trey,” referring to the III at the end of his full name. Gates struggled in public elementary school, so his parent enrolled him in private Lakeside School. There, he was …show more content…
One of the achievements Gates was when, in 1987, he unveiled the Windows software, which newer version of Windows are used in computers today ("Bill Gates." Business Leader Profiles for Students).Another achievement of Gates was in 1995, when Gates unveiled the iconic Windows 95 update. In 1999, Gates became the world’s wealthiest self-made man when his net worth was estimated at around $90 Billion. In 2000, Gates stepped down as Microsoft CEO. Also in 2000, Gates, along with his wife Melinda, founded the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation). In 2006, Gates reduced his role at Microsoft in order to devote his time to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ("Bill Gates." Business Leader Profiles for Students). He was also named Time’s Person of the Year, in 2006. In 2008, Gates stepped down as full-time employee of Microsoft in order to work full-time for the Bill and Melinda Gates
Bill Gates made a lot of changes to the way the world operates through technology and made life at lot easier for other people around the world. Bill Gates (also known as William Henry III or Trey) is an American entrepreneur, business mogul, investor, philanthropist, and one of the most richest and influential people in the world. He was also known as the best businessman in the 20th century. In his years as a child, he had the attitude for math and science as well as showing interest in computer programming in his teenage years.
When people think of a hero they think of Superman, Batman, or Spiderman, but what they should think of are people that make difference. Bill Gates has made a huge difference in today’s world; he is an extremely successful entrepreneur, an active philanthropist, and a very motivated person in general. With this motivation he has and will accomplish anything he puts his mind to. He was CEO of Microsoft and became the richest man in the world. He also created one of the most credible and generous charitable organization in the world. As a positive influence on today’s world, Bill Gates has proven himself as person with his good work ethic, positive attitude, and great accomplishments.
In turn, this merger made Bill Gates the richest man in the world. Today, Gates has resigned from being chief executive officer of Microsoft. He chose to revel in making software again as the chief software architect.
The richest man in the world makes more money in one year than a few undergrown countries. In fact, this man has made over 1 million dollars for every hour he has worked since 1975 (Mirick 22). The person is Bill Gates. He is revered as a very rich and powerful man in the world of technology and business he is also seen as a transactional and enigmatic leader. Bill Gates is most famous for founding the Microsoft Corporation. His software and new ideas have transformed personal computing throughout the world. His idea of computer in every household and business has come true (http: //www.microsoft. com/bill gates/bio.asp). Gates has used his excellent education and love of computers to make himself a rich and powerful entrepreneur. He is responsible for creating the largest computer and technology business in the
Although the two of them did amazing things with their company one of the arguably biggest things Microsoft did was launch Windows 95, says Dean Evans, from Techradar. With this launch, they bundled MS-DOS inside windows, which also came preinstalled with Internet Explorer. With this launch the product was flying off the shelves as it was becoming a home and user friendly computer along with improvements to the business workers who used this computer. With the pre-installed Internet Explorer, many people became very upset and called Microsoft “non-competitive” for other web browsers such as Netscape. Gates quickly became the richest man in the world in 1995 (after the Windows 95 launch) and has continued to grow his wealth. Gates stepped down in working for Microsoft in 2008 to focus more on his philanthropy and is currently the wealthiest man on the planet with a net worth of 87.3 billion
William Henry “Bill” Gates the 3rd, born October 28,1955 in Seattle, Washington, grew up in an upper middle class family. He has an older sister, Kristianne and a younger sister, Libby. His father, William H. Gates Sr., was a law student
Bill Gates, One of the richest person’s alive today, has suffered hardships that not many know about. He has dealt with rejection from his parents, gotten in trouble in school, failed in some of his company projects and experienced what it feels losing someone dear. Bill Gates is an amazing person, full of wonder and intelligence that he has gotten over the years. As the creator of one of the most popular computer systems, commonly known as Windows, he has grown in wealth which he uses to help people in need with his foundation.
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington (biography.com). Growing up Bill and his family had a very close warm bond (biography.com). Gate’s parents William H. Gates, and Mary Gates
Who is Bill Gates? When did he start? Was it hard? These are all questions that we may have for the wealthiest man in the world. Bill Gates created something that completely changed the world, Microsoft. Gates is the inventor of the thing that is used in people’s everyday life. Gates makes roughly $114.16 for every second he is alive. Gates opened up a new dimension for other ideas, but the real question is how did it all start?
Steve Jobs creator of many things things talks about his stories of life and hardship to the graduating class of 2005 at Stanford University. His speech was about love,loss,discovery,death, and adversity to keep on living. He encourage them to follow there dream no matter what other people may think.
In the past century, what has cause more amount of deaths than wars? Epidemic diseases. Bill Gates, the CEO of Microsoft, has vigorously brought to concern how unprepared we are for the next outbreak. For example, in the Ebola disease outbreak, the panics of thousands and/or millions across the globe rose since we weren’t prepared for such an event to happen. Therefore, in order to reduce the catastrophes around the world, we must spread the information of how to deal with the epidemic diseases before they spread.
Bill Gate's the world's richest man how it all started. Bill Gate's is greatly known for most of his great accomplishments like creating Microsoft. Bill Gate's is a very humble guy he also likes giving back to the community. Bill Gates created Microsoft along with Paul Allen. Bill Gates loved tech since a very young age. The first program Bill Gates made a simple tic tac toe game.
The year was 2000 A.D. there were a lot of amazing things going on some good and some very bad. “Locally at this time the city of Toledo was trying to ban assault rifles, because of the increase of violence surrounding gangs and gang violence” (Toledoblade.com). this is kind of sad that the world and my home are at war with each other constantly. One of the biggest surprises of the year was Bill Gates stepping down as CEO of Microsoft, some say it was a very bold move. Even after that stepdown it did not seem to affect him at all financially, we was still considered Forbes one the richest men on the planet. “Bill Gates announced today that he is stepping down as chief executive officer to concentrate on software strategy” (http://www.forbes.com/2000).
By the time Bill Gates dies, he will have given away 90% of his wealth. He created the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with his wife in 1997. So far, he has donated 28 billion dollars to philanthropic causes that include: better health care, vaccines, school grants, education. To date, the Foundation saved over one million lives with vaccines and better health care alone! In 2002, Bill and Melinda were named the most generous philanthropists in the world.
When William Henry Gates came into the world in the year 1955, the fledgling computer industry was still trying to spread its wings and fly. AOn the day he was born in 1955, fewer then 500 electronic computers had existed in the entire world, their total retail value amounted to less then $200 million, and the term Asoftware@ had not yet been coined.@(Manes, 2) Bill first laid a hand on a computer in 1968 while in junior high school. The computer business was rapidly transforming at this time, and so was Bill Gates. He saw the real profitable side of computers was not their hardware. Rather it was the software end of the business. Good software is what makes a computer exciting and easy to use. Bill Gates grabbed this concept and ran with it. The result: As of 1993 AGates was personally worth more than $2 billion@, and his company, Microsoft, was Avalued at more than $7 billion.@(Manes, 2)