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1、WilliamH.GatesIIIWilliam（Bill）H.GatesIIIischairmanandchiefsoftwarearchitectofMicrosoftCorporation.Microsofthadrevenues（收入）ofUS536.84billionforthefiscalyear（财年度）endingJune2004,andemploysmorethan55,000peoplein85countriesandregions・BornonOct.2&1955,GatesgrewupinSeattlewi
2、thhistwosisters・Theirfather,WilliamH.GatesII,isaSeattleattorney（律师）.Theirlatemother,MaryGates,wasaschoolteache匚GatesattendedpublicelementaryschoolandtheprivateLakesideSchool.There,hediscoveredhisinterestinsoftwareandbeganprogrammingcomputersatage13.0In1973,Gatesentere
3、dHarvardUniversityasafreshman,whereheliveddownthehallfromSteveBallmer,nowMicrosoft!schiefexecutiveofficer.WhileatHarvard,GatesdevelopedaversionoftheprogramminglanguageBASICforthefirstmicrocomputer一theMITSAltair.Inhisjunioryear,GatesleftHarvardtodevotehisenergiestoMicr
4、osoft,acompanyhehadbegunin1975withhischildhoodfriendPaulAllen.Guidedbyabeliefthatthecomputerwouldbeavaluabletooloneveryofficedesktopandineveryhome,theybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputers・Gates'foresightandhisvisionforpersonalcomputinghavebeencentraltothesucces
5、sofMicrosoftandthesoftwareindustry.©In1999,GateswroteBusiness@theSpeedofThought,abookthatshowshowcomputertechnologycansolvebusinessproblemsinfundamentallynewways・Thebookwaspublishedin25languagesandisavailableinmorethan60countries・Business@theSpeed・ofThoughthasreceived
6、widecriticalacclaim（称赞），andwaslistedonthebestsellerlistsoftheNewYorkTimes,USAToday,TheWallStreetJournalandAmazon,com・Gates'previousbook,TheRoadAhead,publishedin1995,heldtheNo.1spotontheNewYorkTimes'bestsellerlistforsevenweeks.Gateshasdonatedtheproceeds（收益）ofbothbookst
7、onon-profitorganizationsthatsupporttheuseoftechnologyineducationandskillsdevelopment.Inadditiontohisloveofcomputersandsoftware,philanthropy（慈善事业）isalsoimportanttoGates.Heandhiswife,Melinda,haveendowedafoundationwithmorethan$27billiontosupportphilanthropicinitiativesin
8、theareasofglobalhealthandlearning・TheBillandMelindaGatesFoundationhascommittedmorethan$3.2billiontoorganizationsworkinginglo
