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Nathan Myhrvold served as Microsoft's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for fourteen years. After leaving Microsoft, he co-founded Intellectual Ventures in 2000, a company that he is the current CEO of. Intellectual Ventures is a company that, in some part, funds inventions and attains patents for them. In another major part of their business, they buy patents off the market and license them, obtaining revenue for themselves, their investors, and in some cases, the inventors of the patents.
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Fast Facts:
- Born: August 3, 1958
- Alma Mater: University of California, Los Angeles
- Major: mathematics, and [[master’s degree]] in geophysics and space physics
- Started his undergraduate studies at age 14ref name=JudiciaryHouse.gov: Testimony of Nathan P. Myhrvold (April 28, 2005)</ref>
- Completed his PhD in mathematical physics from Princeton University at age 23
- Holds 18 U.S. patents, with more than 100 pending
- Is an avid wildlife and nature photographer
- Worked for Stephen Hawking at Cambridge University in England after graduating Princeton
- 1984: CEO of Dynamical Systems
- Dynamical Systems bought by Microsoft in 1986
- Served as a member of the advisory board for Princeton's Department of Physics
- Founded Microsoft Research
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Charlie Rose with Haim Shibi; Nathan Myhrvold; Malcolm Gladwell (September 26, 1996) - $24.95
Haim Shibi of the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot, talks about the battles between Israeli and Palestinian troops throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip and Palestinian riots in ...Amazon
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Charlie Rose with Evan Thomas, Michael Kinsley, Richard Lambert & Fran Lebowitz; Nathan Myhrvold (February 6, 1998) - $24.95
Evan Thomas of Newsweek magazine, Michael Kinsley of Slate, Richard Lambert of The Financial Times and Fran Lebowitz of Vanity Fair, discuss Clinton and British prime minister Tony...Amazon
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High-Tech Leaders Donate $12.5 Million To Advance Search For Alien Life.(Microsoft Corp.'s Paul Allen and Nathan Myhrvold)(Brief Article): An article from: Fund Raising Management - $5.95
This digital document is an article from Fund Raising Management, published by Hoke Communications, Inc. on September 1, 2000. The length of the article is 640 words. The page leng...Amazon




