Reading+Steve+Jobs

What do they all have in common? Bill Gates Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software. Born October 28 1955. Grew up in Seattle, where his father is a lawyer. Began programming computers at the age of 13. Went to Harvard University, but left before graduating in order to devote his time to Microsoft, a company he began in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. Married Melinda French Gates in 1994 and has three children .. Gives generously to charity through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 2  Steve Jobs Co-founder of Apple. Now CEO 'of both Apple Computers and Pixar Animation Studios, famous for computer animated films such as TovStory and Finding Nemo. Born February 24 1955 in Wisconsin. Adopted soon after birth by Paul and Clara Jobs and raised in Santa Clara, California. Helped popularise the concept of the home computer with the Apple II. Fired from Apple by John Sculley but later rejoined the company and turned its fortunes around with the iPod. Married Laurene Powell in <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1991 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">and has three children with her. Also has a daughter with Christine Brennan. > <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Inventor of the World Wide Web and Director of the World Wide Web Consortium, which oversees its continued development. Born in London June 8 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1955. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Parents both mathematicians who worked on the Manchester Mark I, one of the earliest computers. Graduated from Oxford University in <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1976. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Created the World Wide Web in <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1991 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">and built the first server and web browser. Currently Chair of Computer Science at Southampton University. Married with two children.
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tim Berners-lee