Bill Gates
William Henry Gates, also known as
«Bill», has established himself as the richest man in the world.
He is the youngest self made
billionaire, and perhaps the best businessman in the world. Bill Gates is
important because he did not only change the computer technology in America,
but also created the biggest, strongest, richest and the most powerful company
in the world.
Bill was born on October 28, 1955,
his parents, Mary and Bill, had one other daughter Kristi.
Gates began his career in PC
software, programming computers at age 13.
As to his education, he attended a
well-known private school in Seattle, Washington called Lakeside. At Lakeside,
he met his future business partner Paul Allen. Bill Gates entered Harvard in
1973.
He created the programming language
BASIC. Gates attended Harvard University and after a few years Gates and his
business collaborator, Paul Allen, dropped ou t of Harvard to begin the
Microsoft Corporation in 1975.
Throughout his life, Gates had many
experiences with business. Allen and Gates started a small company called
Traf-O-Data. They sold a small computer outfitted with their program that could
count traffic for the city.
Gates also worked at a programming
company called 'TRW. After all his minor jobs, Gates and Allen founded
Microsoft in 1975, the largest computer based company in the world. Gates
is the Chief Executive officer and Paul Allen is VP. They are both very wealthy
due to this business.
Gates believes that if you are
intelligent and know how to apply your intelligence you can accomplish
anything.
Bill works very hard to carry out
his vision. His belief in high intelligence and hard work is what put him where
he is today, as well as being in the right place at the right time. He doesn't
believe in luck or any sort of god, just hard work and competitiveness.
«Trey» as he is called at home is a
remarkable man who has been able to go into the world spotlight as a genius at
what he does. His welfare until today is worth about 92,000,000,000 dollars.
Questions:
1.
Why is Bill Gates important?
2. How did Gates begin his career?
3. Where did Bill Gates study?
4. When was the Microsoft Corporation begun?
5. What are Gates' beliefs?
6. How much is Gates' welfare worth?
Vocabulary:
software — программное обеспечение
to create — создавать
collaborator — сотрудник
to found — основать
due to — благодаря чему-либо
to apply — применять, прилагать
to accomplish — достигать
to carry out — выполнять, осуществлять
belief — убеждение
competitiveness — конкурентоспособность
remarkable — замечательный
spotlight — центр внимания
welfare — благосостояние
to be worth — стоить
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