"Bill Gates, the 2nd richest man in the world, was born in 1955 in Seattle, USA, to a wealthy family. His father was a prominent lawyer and his mother a member of the board of directors of two banks. When he was thirteen, he started to become interested in computers and the development of computer software. In 1972, he made his first big profit of $4,200 when he sold timetable software to his school.
Bill Gates went to Harvard University doing only three years of study; he stopped going there to set up Microsoft, with his old school friend, Paul Allen, in 1975.
Later, Microsoft developed into an enormous international company that employs more then 54,000 people all over the world." - Kent State University
Paul Allen
Paul Allen
"Paul Allen is a billionaire investor and entrepreneur most famous though for co-founding Microsoft with Bill Gates.His influence can be felt in most every corner of the tech industry, and to a much larger extent than his hand in Microsoft. His entrepreneurial talents have resulted in incredible advancements in the field of computing via the companies he provides his support to. One can expect that Allen will continue to have a hand in technological advancements for many years to come." - Rochester Institute of Technology
"The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor" -Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
"Steve Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 to biological parents Joanne Carole Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali. He was put up for adoption for unknown reasons, and was adopted by Justin and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, California. Jobs initially became interested in electronics around the age of 11 with a neighbor/friend Bill Fernandez. In 1972, Jobs graduated from Homestead High School. Bill introduced Jobs to Steve Wozniak. Jobs and Wozniak sold blue boxes and small devices that would allow the calling of international numbers for free. He enrolled in Reed College. When he was 19, he got a job at Atari, with the primary goal of saving up for a spiritual trip to India. He traveled throughout India for a month...When Jobs returned, he learned that Wozniak had created a design for a personal computer (which he called Apple I). This marked the beginning of Apple Computer Inc, on April 1st, 1976.The first sale of the Apple I happened at a local computer store, The Byte Shop. They bought fifty Apple computers at $500 each. In April 1977 at the West Coast Computer Faire, the Apple II was introduced. Wozniak’s new design, with its compactness, performance, and disk drives became an instant success. After introducing the Apple II, Jobs started on the next great project, Lisa. The main feature of Lisa was its Graphical User Interface (GUI)" - North Virginia Community College
Steve Jobs was the visionary behind Apple, driving it to innovate, and create new products. Steve Jobs was a perfectionist, and in a way, it paid off. During his time at Apple, Apple products were known for their reliability. He also thought it was never to late to fix a tiny flaw, making the Mac a success.
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak
"A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for more than 30 years, Steve Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products, the Apple I and II, and influenced the popular Macintosh. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. with Wozniak’s Apple I personal computer. The following year, he introduced his Apple II personal computer, featuring a central processing unit, a keyboard, color graphics and a floppy disk drive. The Apple II was integral in launching the personal computer industry." - Palm Beach State College In comparison to Steve Jobs, Wozniak was the hardware designer, while Steve Jobs was the aesthetic design and software (look and feel).
Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison
"Lawrence Joseph Ellison, also known as Larry Ellison, is a co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation. He is an American entrepreneur who created this major enterprise software company. During the 70s, he worked for Ampex Corporation and one of his projects was a database for the CIA, which he named Oracle.
He is currently listed billionaires as the third richest person in the world. Ellison has an estimated net worth of $27 billion. He owns 22.59% of Oracle Corporation that are worth between 20 and 25 billion dollars. Since the founding of Oracle, Larry has been the only Chief Executive Officer of the company." - University of Oklahoma