CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 GROWING UP CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE PIONEER 16 CHAPTER 3 BUSINESS MATTERS 25 CHAPTER 4 PHILANTHROPISTS 35 TIMELINE OF ACHIEVEMENTS 44 E OTHER LEADERS WHO HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE 45 GLOSSARY 46 FOR MORE INFORMATION 47 INDEX 48
TEN TRO D In 2006 Bill and Melinda Gates appeared on the Charlie Rose show to discuss businessman Warren Buffet's generous donation to the Bill Melinda Gates
U CTION ill Gates is one of the founders of Microsoft Corporation which became the largest computer software company in the world Software is the programs or instructions that tell a computer what to do The success of Microsoft made Gates one of the richest people in the world Bill met his future wife Melinda French in 1987 when she first started working at Microsoft Together their strong business skills and emphasis on innovation helped make them well known in the world of computer
