Bill Gates – The Mind of Microsoft
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Christina Jones Could you imagine what it would like not having Microsoft Word to type up your important documents? Gates is not only a genius, but he is also a modernizer in education, technology, and philanthropy. Bill Gates, A business magnate and chairman of Microsoft has impacted American culture by developing the most popular computer system called Microsoft Office.
William H. Gates, III was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. Bill was the second of three children from William H. Gates II, a prominent Seattle lawyer, and Mary Gates, who worked as a teacher before she had kids. Bill had an older sister, Kristi, and a younger sister, Libby. Growing up, Bill Gates’ nickname was Trey. This nickname was indicative of the III after his name. He always loved reading the World Book Encyclopedia from start to finish. By the age of 13, his parents believed he was not being challenged in his public school and decided enrolled him into Lakeside School. He was a remarkably gifted scholar who did well in all subjects but showed a special ability for mathematics. Lakeside school purchased time on one of these computers that the students could use. Bill found the computer intriguing. The school developed a computer terminal and young Bill Gates was instantly spellbound. Bill Gates has always been a very confident person, confident about his vision towards innovation of technology for the future.

Bill Gates states that” if one is intelligent and is capable at identifying techniques to apply the intelligence, everything can be imaginable.” As a child, Bill Gates was motivated and intelligent. During his high school year, it was claimed that Bill Gates scored 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT assessment (Issacson, 2005). This ability has proven to be one of the traits that helped him in accomplishing his dreams. He and a