In March 2020, Gates left his board positions at Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway to focus on his philanthropic efforts on climate change, global health and development, and education. Gates was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. In 1975, he and Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2025年1月4日 · Bill Gates, born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, showed an early interest in computers. His parents, William H. Gates Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates recognized his potential and enrolled him in Lakeside School, a private preparatory school in Seattle.

3 天之前 · In 1975 Gates, then a sophomore at Harvard University, joined his hometown friend Paul G. Allen to develop software for the first microcomputers. They began by adapting BASIC, a popular programming language used on large computers, for use on microcomputers.

1 天前 · Bill Gates didn't stay at Harvard University for long — dropping out after three semesters to found Microsoft in 1975 — but he was there long enough to make an impression.

2014年4月3日 · Though they were strong believers in public education, when Gates turned 13, his parents enrolled him at Seattle's exclusive preparatory Lakeside School. He blossomed in nearly all his...

2022年1月5日 · Bill Gates effectively invented the college-dropout billionaire trope in 1975 when he left Harvard University to found Microsoft. While Harvard eventually awarded an honorary doctorate to Gates, he never completed his bachelor’s degree.

Bright and curious, he developed an interest in computers while in school and wrote his first computer program as a young teenager. After completing his schooling, he enrolled at the prestigious Harvard College though he did not stay there long enough to complete his studies.

Despite their great belief in public education, Gates' parents enrolled him in Seattle's premium preparatory Lakeside School when he was 13 years old. He excelled in virtually all of his courses, particularly math and physics, but also drama and English.

2018年5月29日 · Education: Attended Harvard University, 1973 – 1975. Family: Son of William Henry Gates II (attorney) and Mary Maxwell (teacher); married Melinda French (Microsoft manager), January 1, 1994; children: three.

2019年10月28日 · Education. After scoring 1590 out of 1600 on his SATs, Gates began studying law at Harvard and he started working at Honeywell with Allen in 1974. The two offered to write software for the Altair 8800 mini-computer, which they worked on in the Harvard computer lab.