Bill Gates was born in Seattle on October 28, 1955 to his parents, Mary and William Gates II. He has two sisters. His father was a prominent Seattle lawyer, and his mother was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent and chairwoman of United Way International. His great-grandfather was a state legislator and mayor, and his grandfather was the vice president of a national bank. Bill strongly believes in hard work. He believes that if you are intelligent and know how to apply your intelligence, you can achieve anything. In school, he had an excellent record in mathematics and science. Still he was getting very bored in school and his parents knew it. Bill’s parents came to know their son’s intelligence and decided to enroll him in prestigious Lakeside private prep school, known for its intense academic environment. Bill first started working with computers at the school. His mother was Continue reading