CRONICA

 

William Henry Gates III, better known as Bill Gates, is a well-known American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He rose to fame when he created Microsoft with Paul Allen. According to Forbes magazine, his fortune amounts to $96.6 billion, and he is one of the richest people in the world. He has been married to Melinda Gates since 1994, and both are presidents of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which focuses on health and education in the most disadvantaged countries. Born on October 28, 1955, in 1976 he decided to drop out of college and move to Albuquerque, where MITS was based. He wanted to reach an agreement with this company to give him 50% of the Basic computer language. Its five most important achievements are: -Creating the Windows OS. -Popularize the use of the personal computer. -Aiding in Apple's salvation. -Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. -Financing Machine that generates drinking water and sustainable electricity. From his authorship we find seven phrases that characterize him: -If we look to the next century, leaders will be the ones who empower others. -Legacy is a stupid thing. I don't want a legacy. -I had a lot of dreams as a kid, and I think a lot of it grew out of the fact that I had the opportunity to read a lot. -The key to success in business is to spot where the world is going and get there first. - I failed some exams, but my partner passed everything. Now he's a Microsoft engineer and I'm the owner of Microsoft. -Private capital can take risks that public capital is unwilling to take. -Climate change is a terrible problem, and it needs to be solved. It deserves a huge priority.