& paul allen. presented to mr. tim holston pioneer of computer science

&Paul Allen

Presented

to

Mr. Tim Holston

Pioneer of Computer Science

PRESENTED BY

• Melvin Pittman

• 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

• November 5, 2012

Bill Gates Life • Born: October 28, 1955 ) (age 53)

Seattle, Washington

• Residence: United States

• Attended : Harvard University (dropped out in 1975, honorary degree in 2007)

• Occupation: Chairman of Microsoft•

Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

• Spouse : Melinda Gates (1994–present)

• Children: Jennifer Katharine Gates (1996), Rory John Gates (1999) and Phoebe Adele Gates (2002)

BUSINESS @ THE SPEED OF THOUGHT(1999)• AUTHOR -Bill Gates• PUBLISHED -1999• ABOUT THE BOOK -Discusses how business

and technology can be integrated

Paul Allen • Born: Born in 1954 in Seattle, Washington

• Residence: United States

• Attended : Washington State University (Dropped out in 1974)

• Occupation: Co-founder of MicrosoftChairman of Vulcan Inc., Investor

• Siblings: Jo Allen Patton

BEFORE MICROSOFT• Family and early

childhood• First computing

experience• Roots of business

career• The birth of Microsoft

The Process • Paul Allen came to visit

William Gates one day in his office and decided that he can make a Microsoft. And then this is when they teamed up and made Microsoft Bill Gates is one of the richest man in the world and Paul Allen is third richest man in the world.

MICROSOFT

• Basic• IBM Partnership• Windows• Management Style• Antitrust Law Violations• Appearance in Ads

THE ROAD AHEAD(1995)• AUTHOR -Bill Gates with Nathan Myhrvold and Peter

Ryerson • LANGUAGE -English• PUBLISHER -Viking• PUBLICATION DATE -1995• MEDIA TYPE -hardback + CD-ROM • PAGES -286

References

• www.google.com• www.yahoo.com• www.wilkipedia.com

Melvin L. Pittman