Bill Gates (Know About) (Know About Series)William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer and inventor. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect and was the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. Gates has authored and co-authored several books. The human inquisitiveness is so wide that it would take centuries to explore the facts of the world. However, this series tries to achieve the impossible by presenting you almost all you ever wanted to know.