Jason Terry
PHL/458
September 25, 2012
Cher Summers
Famous Thinkers Paper
Looking back throughout history many famous thinkers have made an impact on society; however, not as much as Dr. Martin Luther King; a people’s man or Mr. Bill Gates a business hero. After researching these two famous thinkers and their contributions to society I will identify the problems each wanted to solve, the solutions to the problems and the implementation of those solutions. The exploration of each thinker’s social, political, and personal environments will show how those factors contributed to their respective creativity, a full comparison of their creative processes, a critique of their thoughts and ideas and the different approaches on their creative thinking. Dr. Martin Luther King and Mr. Bill Gates were both very different but are the two best examples of creative thinking in history.
Social Contribution
A self made multi-billionaire, business hero as well as philanthropist, Bill Gates was born in Seattle, Washington in 1955. The contribution he has made to the world is vast and includes his most significant contribution; Microsoft, the world’s biggest computer software manufacturing organization. Bill Gates connected the world through his software which as allowed people in every demographic to communicate affordably. From a small, no name organization established during 1975, Bill Gates worked hours and hours and in virtually no time was capable to grow his organization to a multi-billion dollar firm. Ultimately, Bill Gates mother inspired him to use his money and influence to help others. The year 2000, Bill and his wife Melinda established The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation’s main objective was to further the help of education and health in low-income areas all over the country. Bill Gates is known for giving computers to third world countries where he generously donates computers to children for learning and