my first journal review on Bill Gates because I find it inspiring that Bill knew from a young age what his dream…
Bill Gates made the Gates foundation it is the worlds largest charitable foundation. It funds a variety of programs that seek to improve the health, education, and well-being of people in the United States. He was also the founder of Microsoft a program company that changed the way we work. He was probably the most influential guy in changing into the technological age. The gates foundation focuses its giving in the areas of education, global Heath, libraries, and the Pacific Northwest. This…
William Henry “Bill” Gates III is an American entrepreneur, who co-founded Microsoft. “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important” (Gates). Mr. Gates scored 1590 out of 1600 on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests. He is a college dropout at Harvard College. When he was in college, he chose to major in pre-law. However, he took mathematics and graduate level computer science courses. Microsoft is the world’s largest…
complicated equations or automating systems. Bill Gates was the man who headed the shift in software development that led to a lot of the technology we have today. Most people probably already know Bill Gates as the richest man in the world, but what is more interesting is the story behind his fortune. Bill Gates is considered one of the most influential people in technology because of his breakthrough innovations in personal computers and generous philanthropy. Bill Gates started working on…
Bill Gates went to Lakeside School because the teacher in the school pushed all students to achieve. The education was relevant to real life and they teach them a lot of stuff. Bill Gates would spend hours upon hours at the computer room at high school and he eventually met a man named Paul Allen whom shared the same interest as Bill Gates. Paul had the same experience as Bill Gates. His Microsoft had expanded in and a lot of people use it now. His net worth is 79.2 billion because the Microsoft…
Bill Gates created Microsoft, used remaining open to continuous learning to innovate the computer, and illuminated the world by inspiring people to pursue their dreams. As you know, Bill Gates is majorly known for creating Microsoft. When he was younger he was very inspired by computers and code (ex: JavaScript). When he found out that there were computers in his school, he started hacking into the Computer Center Corporations (CCC) computers, resetting their meters, and crashing them for fun…
William “Bill” Gates developed software for the personal computer. He founded Microsoft, making him one of the richest people in the world ("William Henry,” p. 232). Gates was born in Seattle on October 28, 1955, and is yet to pass away ("Gates, William," 1999, p. 360). He began exploring computers in middle school and invented the first computer virus ("William Henry,” p. 233). William Gates’s first notable project was a BASIC interpreter for the Altar brand of computers ("William Henry," 2004,…
In the fifth section, Gladwell talks about the story of the Beatles, how they were given opportunities and how practicing over ten thousand hours led them to achieve a great success. The author focuses on the nine several opportunities that Bill Gates had, he uses it to prove to us that Bill Gates thrived due to different factors and not just from his talent. Also, he asserts that opportunities Bill Gates had given him an extra time to practice. In the sixth section, here the author combines…
October 28, 1955 a person who would one day change the world in a multitude of ways was born, and his name was Bill Gates. From a young age and while Bill Gates was still in elementary school he excelled in all of his courses and was eventually put in a more rigorous private school. It was at the Lakeside private school that Bill Gates would first encounter and program computers, and set off down the path towards changing the world. After being noticed for his talent with programming computers…
Bill Gates is an investor, philanthropist, and an American business magnate. Bill worked with Paul Allen and they both co-founded Microsoft. Microsoft began on April 4, 1975. Microsoft became the world’s largest PC software company. Gates held the position as chairman, CEO and chief software architect. Bill also authored and co-authored many books. Bill Gates Is now known as one of the wealthiest man in the world. In 1980 Microsoft formed an important partnership with IBM. When Microsoft…