Bill Gates

By Jayden Solomon

  • The Birth of Bill Gates

    The Birth of Bill Gates
    On October 28, 1955, Bill Gates was born at the Swedish Medical Center.

  • Harvard University

    Harvard University
    In 1973, Bill Gates went to college at Harvard as a pre law student.

  • The dropout

    The dropout
    In 1975, Bill gates dropped out of college to found Microsoft.

  • Microsoft releases their first Product

    Microsoft releases their first Product
    Bill Gates released the first Microsoft product called the Altair BASIC.

  • Trademark of Microsoft

    Trademark of Microsoft
    Bill Gates and Paul Allen register the trademark "Microsoft" and start working together

  • The money starts to come in

    The money starts to come in
    Microsofts year-end sales exceed $1 million.

  • MS-DOS

    MS-DOS
    Microsoft buys the rights to the operating system "DOS" from Seattle computer products.

  • Paul Allen leaves

    Paul Allen leaves
    Paul Allen leaves Microsoft after developing a disease.

  • Huge success

    Huge success
    At age 31, Bill becomes the youngest billionaire ever.

  • Bill gets married

    Bill gets married
    Bill gates gets married to his wife Melinda Gates.

  • More money

    More money
    Bill Gates becomes the richest man in the world with a fortune of $12.9 billion.

  • The Road Ahead

    The Road Ahead
    Bill gates publishes a top selling book called The road Ahead.

  • Bill Gate Steps Down

    Bill Gate Steps Down
    Bill steps down to CEO of Microsoft.

  • Back to college

    Back to college
    Bill went back to Harvard University to graduate with an honorary degree

  • No longer the richest

    No longer the richest
    Bill Gates drops out of the spot as the richest man in the world.