5. Beginning of Microsoft
a. Microsoft went to public
b. Paul Allen got cancer
6. Bill Gates retired as CEO of Microsoft
a. Being the richest man in the world
7. Creating of Bill & Melinda Gates foundation
8. Impact on the world
a. Segments of Foundation
b. Working with WHO
c. Reinvent the toilet
Bill Gates
Some people change cities, some people change countries, but some people were born to change the world and history. Despite a period as a “problematic child” period and leaving Harvard Law School, Bill Gates is a person, who was born to change the world of technology and to be the greatest billionaire-philanthropist in history.
William Henry (Bill) Gates III was born on October, 28th, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. His family was from upper middle-class. His father, William Henry Gates, Sr., is a retired lawyer. Mother of Bill Gates, Mary Maxwell, graduated from University of Washington. She was a teacher, businessperson, and civil activist. Bill Gates was growing in very close and warm family atmosphere with two sisters: Kristianne and Libby. The closest relationship of Bill was with his mother. He liked to play athletic games and logic games, as monopoly, with family and showed good competitive skills since childhood.
“Problematic child” started to show up at the age of 11. At that age, his hobby was reading. He spent much time reading reference books such as encyclopedia. Despite he was a good student at school, he was tired of boring classes and sometimes got depressed. His parents worried about his behavior. As a result, they transferred him to