Bill Gates

Here are the key points about Bill Gates:

  1. Early Life and Education:

    • Born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington.
    • Dropped out of Harvard University to pursue his entrepreneurial ventures.

  2. Microsoft:

    • Co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975.
    • Played a crucial role in the development of the personal computer industry.
    • Served as CEO until 2000 and remained involved until 2008.

  3. Technological Innovations:

    • Developed the Windows operating system, which became widely adopted.
    • Pioneered software development for personal computing and office productivity.

  4. Philanthropy:

    • Founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000 with his then-wife Melinda.
    • Focuses on global health, education, poverty alleviation, and climate change.
    • Contributed billions to causes such as vaccines, sanitation, and disease prevention.

  5. Personal Life:

    • Married Melinda French in 1994; they have three children.
    • Announced their separation in 2021 but continue to work together on philanthropic efforts.

1 The next outbreak? We’re not ready | Bill Gates

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3 apr. 2015

 

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In 2014, the world avoided a horrific global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers — plus, frankly, thanks to some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better. So, now’s the time, Bill Gates suggests, to put all our good ideas into practice, from scenario planning to vaccine research to health worker training. As he says, “There’s no need to panic … but we need to get going.”

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2 How we must respond to the coronavirus pandemic | Bill Gates

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25 mrt. 2020

 

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Philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates offers insights into the COVID-19 pandemic, discussing why testing and self-isolation are essential, which medical advancements show promise and what it will take for the world to endure this crisis. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers. Recorded March 24, 2020)

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3 Extended interview: Bill Gates on coronavirus pandemic

2 apr. 2020

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates talks with “CBS This Morning” co-host Anthony Mason about why we need “strong isolation measures on a countrywide basis” to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, how it could be “years” before the U.S. economy gets back to where it was before and why he thinks “for the next one, we will be far more ready than we were for this one.”

4 Whistleblower Rick Bright: The 60 Minutes interview

18 mei 2020

Dr. Rick Bright says he’s trained his entire life to recognize outbreaks and viruses. But when he sounded the alarm about the impending coronavirus pandemic, he says the Trump administration ignored his warnings and eventually pushed him out of his job. Norah O’Donnell reports.

5 William H. Gates III COL ’77, LLD ’07 Q&A | The Harvard Campaign Launch

24 sep. 2013

Question and answer with Bill Gates at the launch of the Harvard Campaign.

Sanders Theater, September 21, 2013

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6 ‘A Conversation with Bill Gates’ Q&A at Harvard University

 

Live gestreamd op 26 apr. 2018

Join Bill for a wide-ranging student Q&A hosted by Provost Alan Garber and Dean Frank Doyle. Bill will take questions from the audience about various areas of his work – global health and development, technology, clean energy innovation, Alzheimer’s research, philanthropy, and education – as well as current events, his favorite books, and why he loves coming back to Harvard four decades after he dropped out.

7 Bill Gates: A conversation on poverty and prosperity | LIVE STREAM

14 mrt. 2014

The greatest antipoverty achievement in human history is unfolding before our eyes. The percentage of people living in extreme poverty has plummeted by 80 percent in the past four decades alone. Child mortality has fallen to record lows. Whole societies where deprivation and hopelessness seemed inevitable just a generation ago now rank among the world’s fastest-growing economies.
 
What brought about this remarkable transformation? How can we build on its success? AEI’s Philanthropic Freedom Project welcomes Bill Gates for an exclusive event at AEI. In conversation with AEI President Arthur Brooks, Gates will describe philanthropy’s role in reshaping the landscape of global poverty, dispel myths about development that prevent the poor from rising, and discuss his prediction that almost no countries will still be poor by 2035.

8 Vous aimez BILL GATES ? Ne regardez pas cette enquête !

13 okt. 2019

L’ un des hommes les plus riches au monde est-il un génie ou un opportuniste ? Vous aimez Bill Gates, mais sa fondation améliore t-elle notre monde ou empire-t-elle la situation ? Vous le découvrirez dans cette vidéo dans laquelle je vous propose un résumé d’une enquête de Lionel Astruc : l’Art de la Fausse Générosité.

9 The Coverup of the Century New documentary on how the CCP covered up the coronavirus outbreak

4 apr 2021

In première gegaan op 29 jun. 2020

 
Zooming In’s one-hour documentary movie follows investigative reporter Simone Gao’s inquiry into critical questions about the pandemic: What did the Chinese Communist leadership do at the early stages of the outbreak? What significant truth have they concealed from the world, and why did they do that?
 
The documentary also casts light on who has let the the CCP run rampant, and what can be learned from the western world’s history of dealing with Communist China.

10 Frozen Man In Beer Fridge Prank

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7 apr. 2011

 
Man is stuck in beer fridge and is totally freezing – somehow he didn’t think of drinking some beer to drink some alcohol to warm up. Also it’s all just an excuse to frame people into looking like they were stealing from the register.
 
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