Inspiring People

Bill Gates

Some of the qualities of Bill Gates are that he has wisdom and generosity.

William Henry Gates III, KBE (born 28 October 1955), commonly known as Bill Gates, is an American entrepreneur, software engineer, and the world's third richest man (as of 2008), and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen.

Gates was born in Seattle, Washington and excelled in school early on. Microsoft was formed by him and this led to a partnership with IBM that required Microsoft to make the BASIC interpreter for the IBM PC. Later on, Gates struck another deal with IBM, allowing IBM to package Microsoft's PC-DOS software with IBM's personal computers in exchange for a fee paid to Microsoft for every computer sold. This deal established Microsoft as a major player in the software industry. You will recognize the Microsoft logo on the computers at school.

Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. He is admired by many.

In the later stages of his career, Gates has donated large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000. Bill Gates gives millions every year to charity although he's very wealthy he is under no legal obligation to give anything. Without his donations many charities would not be able to do as much as they do.