BILL GATES

Computer Programmer and

Entrepreneur
I like to learn…..

• I like to learn about all of the great person in the world.

• I like to learn that what did they do.
• I like to learn also how come they famous in the world.
• I wanted to learn from them that how shall I do if I want
to be a famous or successful at something.

That’s why I chose Bill Gates as my Topic research…..

How am I research?

•• II got
got aa book
book from
from library
library about
about Bill
Bill Gates.
Gates.

•• II also
also research
research from
from the
the computer.
computer.

•• II go
go to
to Google
Google and
and finding
finding something
something
about Bill
about Bill Gates
Gates
Bill Gates was born in October
28, 1955 (1955-10-28) (age 54);
Seattle, Washington DC.
Now he is 55 years old. He does
not even have a life-threatening
illness.
Who is Bill Gates?

• Bill Gates is a computer programmer and

Entrepreneur.
• He found software.
• He is the richest person in the world for
several years.
• He is the most generous person.
He changed the computer ALTAIR
8800(Left) to right
Bill Gates and Paul Allen
Gates and Paul Allen
founded Microsoft in
the 1970s, though
Allen left the company
in 1983.
He had two siblings called
Kristianne and Libby. They all girls.
About his family

Gates married Melinda French, a Microsoft

employee, on 1 January 1994.
They have three children: daughters
Jennifer Katharine (b. 1996) and Phoebe
Adele (b. 2002) and son Rory John (b.
1999).
EVERY DAY, MILLIONS of people
are affected by the work of Bill
Gates
• Each time a computer
is turned on
• Each time a mouse is
clicked,
• And each time the
Internet is accessed
TIMELINE
• 1955- William H. Gates born on October28 in
Seattle, Washington
• 1971- Begins a company called Traf-O-Data with
friend Paul Allen
• 1972- Spends the summer in Washington, D.D.,
working as a congressional page
• 1973- Graduates from Lakeside; begins freshman
year at Harvard University
• 1975- Writes first software program; forms
Microsoft in Albuquerque with partner Paul Allen
• 1977- Leaves Harvard
• 1979- Microsoft moves to Bellevue, Washington
• 1980- The Soft card introduced; Microsoft forms
partnership with IBM
Timeline
• 1981- MS-DOS released
• 1983- Paul Allen resigns from Microsoft; Windows
announced; Word announced for MS-DOS
• 1986- Microsoft moves to Redmond, Washington;
Microsoft goes public
• 1987- Becomes the United States’ youngest
billionaire
• 1988- Windows 2.0 released
• 1990- Windows 3.0 released
• 1992- Receives the National Medal of Technology
for Technological Achievement
• 1993- Microsoft Encarta introduced; Mouse 2.0
software introduced
Timeline
• 1994- Marries Melinda French
• 1995- Windows 95 introduced; publishes The
Road Ahead
• 1996- Daughter Jennifer Katherine born
• 1997- Announces a collaboration with Apple
• 1998- Windows 98 introduced
• 1999- Publishes Business @ the Speed of
Thought, son, Rory John, born
• 2000- Steps down as CEO of Microsoft to
concentrate on software development
What I learned…..?

• I must brave to do that I want to do in my

life.
• Always need to working if I want to
success.
• He said, “Success is a lousy teacher. It
seduces smart people into thinking they
can’t lose”. That’s a good quote. I got it
from www.quoteorama.com
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING !
BY: Solomon, Thawng