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He was born in Seattle Washington, where he also grew up.
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He went to the University of Washington, to become a math teacher, but after learning more and more about math he found hiself becoming more interested in Computer Technology.
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After college he had a draft obligation, to the United States Navy. He had to teach in Monterey, CA. Right near Silicon Valley
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Later on he returned to the University of Washington and finished his doctorate in computer science in 1972.
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In 1973 he developed the first high level programming language for processors called PL/M
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In 1980 Bill Gates asked Gary Kildall to sign over some of his inventions. But he declined for fear he wouldn't receive a residual income from it.
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In 1983 he also started a TV show called Computer Chronicals
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He released the first computer encyclopedia
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Later on he created a Graphical Environment manager (GEM) desktop. Novell paid them in 1991 which meant millions to Kildall.
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On July 8th 1994 , he fell at Monterey, CA biker bar and hit his head. Before all this he was seen as an alcoholic in his later years.
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In 1995 he was honored by the Software Publishers Association.
