Ever wonder how Bill Gates became one of the richest men in the world? He has been successful in various aspects of his life. He has been successful through contributions that he’s made, and ideas that he has came up with. Throughout his life, Bill Gates has been a very influential person to the technological field, and to culture as a whole. His early years, contributions, awards, as well as other things will give you can idea as to how he became so rich and so influential throughout. Throughout his early years, Bill Gates did not have a clear image as to what he wanted to do with his life. Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He was born in Seattle, Washington. He was originally given the name William Henry Gates, but throughout the …show more content…
Bill was born to William H. Gates Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates. Bill had two siblings, an older sister and a younger sister. His family was not poor or extremely rich either. They had always encouraged their kids to be competitive in anything that they were doing. In the fall of 1973, after graduating from Lakeside, Gates enrolled to Harvard University. He had gone to Harvard to study law, but it didn't turn out as he had planned being that he spent most of his time working with computers. As a result two years after having enrolled to Harvard, Gates dropped out. This marked the beginning of his business career, known as Microsoft, with who he worked alongside Paul Allen. Paul Allen and Bill Gates became very good friends after meeting at Lakeside. They became especially close after realizing that they were both very interested in computers. Allen and Gates were both hired by a company known as Gates with which they went on with their computer career. As a result Gates and Allen founded Microsoft. Unfortunately, Allen only remained for a short period of time. He had remained up until he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in …show more content…
Gates fell in love with Melinda French, in 1987. At the time she worked for Microsoft as their product manager. As their connection grew stronger they married on January 1st, 1994. To them were born 3 children. Their first child, named Jennifer, was born in 1996. Then in 1999 they had a son who they named Rory. Lastly, in 2002 their second daughter and last child was born, who was named Phoebe. Gates and Melinda contributed to many things as their relationship grew stronger. Gates’ mom passed away a few months after their wedding, to breast cancer. As a result, Bill and Melinda became more involved in organizations that would benefit