Bill GatesWilliam Henry Gates III was born in Seattle, Washington on October 28th, 1955.

His father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. His mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher and chairwoman of United Way International.

Bill Gates - Early Life

He had an early interest in software and began programming computers at the age of thirteen.

In 1973, Bill Gates became a student at Harvard University, where he met Steve Ballmer (now Microsoft's chief executive officer).

While still a Harvard undergraduate, Bill Gates wrote a version of the programming language BASIC for the MITS Altair microcomputer.

Bill Gates & MicrosoftIn 1975, before graduation, Gates left Harvard to form Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen.

The pair planned to develop software for the newly emerging personal computer market.

Bill Gate's company Microsoft became famous for their computer operating systems.

Bill Gates talked IBM into letting Microsoft retain the licensing rights to MS-DOS an operating system that IBM needed for their new personal computer. Gates proceeded to make a fortune from the licensing of MS-DOS.

On November 10, 1983, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, Microsoft Corporation formally announced Microsoft Windows, a next-generation operating system.

On January 1, 1994, Bill Gates married Melinda French Gates. They have three children.

Bill Gate’s Biography

Reading Comprehension

1) Where was Bill Gate born?R: He was born in Seattle, Washington

2) When was he born?R: He was born on October 28° 1955.

3) What were his parent´s names?R: His father Williams H Gate and his mother Mary.

4) What were his parent´s occupations?R: His father is an attorney and his mother was schoolteacher.

5) How old was bill when began programming?R: He was thirteen.

6) When did he become a Harvard student?R: He became Harvard student in 1973.

7) What did he do at Harvard? R: He wrote a version of the programming language Basic

8) When did he leave Harvard? Why?R: He left Harvard in 1975, to form Microsoft.

9) When and where did he announce Microsoft Windows?R: On November 10, 1983 at plaza hotel in New York City.

10) When did he marry?R: He married on January 1° 1994.