Search Results: Returned 10 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 10
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c2000, Lerner Publications Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A&E biographySummary Note: A biography of the man who created Microsoft, from his childhood to his battle in court after being accused of having a monopoly in the computer industry.
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-- Bill Gates :2009, Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Up closeSummary Note: When Bill Gates was born in 1955, no one owned a personal computer. Gates envisioned what a computerized society could be and he set out to lead the way, building the Microsoft empire with single-minded drive. Today, the man who made his fortune by putting the whole world in touch now hopes to improve lives around the planet.
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-- Bill Gates :2009, Pre-adolescent, Viking Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Up closeSummary Note: When Bill Gates was born in 1955, no one owned a personal computer. Gates envisioned what a computerized society could be and he set out to lead the way, building the Microsoft empire with single-minded drive. Today, the man who made his fortune by putting the whole world in touch now hopes to improve lives around the planet.
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2009., Adolescent, Viking Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Up close.Summary Note: Profiles the life and achievements of Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, discussing how he became such a success and his philanthropic activities.
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c1997., Pre-adolescent, Enslow Publishers Call No: Biography GATES Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: People to knowSummary Note: Presents a biography of the math whiz kid who grew up to co-found Microsoft, the world's leading computer software firm.
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c2008., Juvenile, Abdo Publishing Company Call No: B GATES Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Essential livesSummary Note: A biography of Bill Gates and Microsoft Corporation. Describes his family background and his introduction to computers in seventh grade where he also met his later business partner Paul Allen. Discusses the founding of Microsoft and its rise to dominance in the computer industry as well as Gates' later development as a family man and philanthropist.
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2008., Rosen Publishing Call No: B GATES Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Career profilesSummary Note: A biography of Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. Describes his early fascination with computers and his entrepreneurial streak that led to Microsoft's success. Discusses Microsoft's collaboration with IBM and its development of the DOS and Windows operating systems, as well as its legal challenges. Considers Gates' developing focus on charitable work.
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2008, Juvenile, Rosen Pub Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Career profilesSummary Note: A career profile of Bill Gates, discussing his childhood in Seattle as the son of an attorney and a schoolteacher, his early mathematical prowess, his Harvard years and obsession with writing code, and his pursuit of his vision of a computer in every home--a dream that led to the creation of Microsoft Corporation.
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2013., Juvenile, Abdo Publishing Company Call No: 338.7 HARRIS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Technology pioneersSummary Note: Examines the history of Microsoft and its founders, like Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
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2004., Juvenile, Smart Apple Media Call No: 338.7 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This book describes the history of Bill Gates's Microsoft Corporation and its impact on the computer industry.