Contributions of Bill Gates to

Computer Science

Presented By: Franshetta Hibbler

Presented to: Dr. Udai
On: January 31, 2010

Bill Gates

William Henry Gates, III

William Henry Gates, III, is an entrepreneur that was born on
October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. Gates began to show an
interest in computer programming at the age of 13 at the Lakeside
School. He pursued his passion through college. Striking out on his own
with his friend and business partner Paul Allen, Gates found himself at
the right place at the right time.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMPUTER
SCIENCE

William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the

worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and
businesses realize their full potential. On of his major contributions to
computer science was
Inspiring the home computer (pc)
Microsoft Windows

MICROSOFT OPERATING
SYSTEM
MS-DOS

Microsoft was originally a company that wrote applications and languages. They
had not written any operating systems when IBM approached them for help on the
IBM personal computer. Seeing an opportunity, Bill Gates purchased the operating
system known as CPM DOS from a small software company in Seattle, Washington.
He then leased the operating system to IBM as Microsoft Disc Operating System
(MS-DOS). Initially this seemed like a good deal, but Bill soon realized that the
lease agreement gave IBM unrestricted use of DOS. When COMPAQ approached
Microsoft about licensing MS-DOS, Microsoft leased it to them on a per PC basis,
which was more profitable for Microsoft.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO
COMPUTER SCIENCE CONT.

Through technological innovation, keen business strategy, and aggressive

competitive tactics Bill Gates built the world's largest software business,
Microsoft. In the process he became one of the richest men in the world.
In 1986, Bill Gates took Microsoft public with an initial public offering
(IPO) of $21 per share. Gates held 45 percent of the company's 24.7 million
shares and became an instant millionaire at age 31. Gates' stake at that time
was $234 million of Microsoft's $520 million. Over time, the company's stock
increased in value and split numerous times.

MICROSOFT

In 1987, Bill Gates became a billionaire when the stock raised to $90.75 a
share. Since then, Gates has been on the top or near the top of Forbes' 400 list
of the world's wealthiest people. In 1999, with stock prices at an all-time high
and the stock splitting eight-fold since its IPO, Gates' wealth briefly topped
$101 billion.