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- Born: August 15, 1964
- Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
- Full Name: Melinda French Gates
- Birth Name: Melinda Ann French
- Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Married Bill Gates in 1994, three children
- High school valedictorian in 1982
- Sits on the board of The Washington Post
- Named Time's Person of the Year in 2006 with her husband and U2 singer Bono
- Listed in Forbes Top 100 Most Powerful Women three years in a row (2005-2007)
- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest foundation in the world
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Philanthropist and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair Melinda Gates started dating Bill Gates in 1987 while working as the General Manager of Information Products at Microsoft. They married in 1994. Since then, Melinda Gates has taken the lead in the couple's philanthropic giving, traveling all over the world to oversee the projects their foundation supports.
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Biography
Born and raised in Texas by an engineer and a stay at home mom, Melinda Gates developed a love of computers early in life. As a teenager she taught other kids the BASIC programming language, and when it came time for college, she turned down Notre Dame because they were planning to phase out their computer program. She graduated from Duke University's Fuqua Business School instead, with a Master of Business Administration, before being hired by Microsoft in 1987. -
Quotes
- "If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that started you in the right direction. Remember also that you are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped."—Melinda Gates
- "Everyone agrees that the failure of our high schools is tragic. It’s bad business, and it’s bad policy. But we act as if it can’t be helped. It can be helped. We designed these high schools; we can redesign them."—Melinda Gates
- "A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. It’s complicated by the fact that in most nations women receive substantially less education than men."—Melinda Gates
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Melinda Gates Questions
Is it possible to create a reversible logic gate? 1 AnswerYes, it has been done, such as the link below. Unfortunately, building them efficiently is difficult. That implementation by the Austrian scientists depended... read more
what about the oblivion gates? 1 AnswerAll oblivioun gates i've seen can be beaten and you get certain stones to upgrade your weapons to become more powerful and the gate to shivering isles is in the... read more
How do i open the last gate at fort bulwark to get the shield of the crusader? 1 AnswerYou have to solve a weird puzzle to solve this room, that involves putting items in chests. After standing on the center tile, you'll notice one of the statues ... read more
Where is the video of Bill Gates releasing mosquitos on the TED confrence audience? 1 AnswerWhile there have been photos from the talk posted, I don't believe there is any video available yet. There should be soon, though -- from BBC News: "TED curator... read more
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@TWAY_Kris thats what I was saying.Thank you. Private and Public money good! ex Bill and Melinda Gates foundation money...
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& #10 William Gates III Cochairman of Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Now this is a good use of money - http://news.aol.com/philanthropy/nc/article/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundations-gives/777827
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gives $290 MM to education; the biggest donation in a decade: http://bit.ly/1F0HDB
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FL Blog: The Empire Strikes Back: Bill and Melinda Gates, in their education reform efforts, have.. http://bit.ly/7IPHG4 #tcot
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