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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: William H. Gates Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Bill Gates, co-founder and chairman of the Microsoft Corporation. Students can learn about the evolution of Microsoft Corp. and the life of Bill Gates through text, photos and interviews.
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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America? Gary Kildall

For Students 9th - 10th
A technology industry urban legend claims that Kildall went flying rather than meet with IBM, thus causing IBM to market Microsoft's inferior operating system, changing the course of computer history. The story is untrue.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Business in America: Bill Gates

For Students 9th - 10th
A hedcut of Bill Gates from the Wall Street Journal along with a brief account of his development of Microsoft Corporation.