Bill Gates Research Paper

During the past years the world has revolutionized with technology. William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955, He studied at the Lakeside School where he developed an interest in computer programming. When Bill was just 13 he wrote his first software program on the school’s computer and by the time he was in high school he, along with some of his friends, had computerized their school’s payroll system (“The Famous People”). Bill graduated from high school in 1973 where later on he would enroll at Harvard. During his college years Bill would spend most of his time on the computers, his friend Allen was the one to suggest for him to drop out of college and open up his own business.

Therefore, both Bill Gates and Paul Allen collaborated to found Microsoft in 1973. Over the following years Windows came to dominate the world’s personal computer market acquiring over 90% of market shares. The company saw phenomenal financial success, and being the company’s largest individual shareholder, Bill Gates gained a great fortune. Microsoft introduced Microsoft Office in 1989 (“The Famous People”). The package integrated several applications like Microsoft

Gates and the Microsoft Network focused on developing innovative solutions during this time. Bill Gates is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft, the multinational technology company which is today considered one of the world's most valuable companies (“The Famous People”). “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it” from the philanthropist. Gates received the Bower Award for Business Leadership from The Franklin Institute in 2010 in recognition of his achievements at Microsoft and his philanthropic work (“The Famous People”). As of 2015 the billionaire has a net worth of 78.5 billion, making him the second richest man alive after Amancio Ortega with 79.5