William Bill Henry Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He was a skinny, shy and awkward teenager. His family had a good history in business, politics and community service. His father was a prominent Seattle attorney and his mother served on charitable boards. Young Bill was v...

The second of three children born to a lawyer and a teacher, Bill Gates attended private school, where he discovered his interest in software. Bill Gate's introduction to computers occurred during his years at Lakeside, an all-boy private school. There, Gates joined the Lakeside Programmers Gro...

Mainframes were conceived from an idea from Charles Babbage, however it would be seventy years later. Under the direction of Howard Aiken in 1941 Harvard University developed the Mark I Calculator. Within five years the Mark I Calculator was outdone by the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Compu...

Major innovation in the pursuit of leisure Transportation Although it doesn't come to many people minds transportation in itself can be a leisure activity. Most people don't realize how far we've come from the horse drawn carriage. Bikes – First bike invented by German...

"Beam me up, Scottie." This popular line from Star Trek was a demonstration of the advanced technology of the future. Though it was a fictional story, Star Trek became the universal vision of the future. As always reality tends to mimic fiction. Though our society has not quite resulted to living ...

Future of Computers The computers of the future are expected to be smaller, faster and smarter. For the past 20 years, CPU performance has doubled about every 18 months. The PowerPC will stay close to this pace for the next 10 years--a nearly 100-fold improvement in that time. The s...

In today's fast-paced world, the high-tech computer industry offers a unique opportunity for high-paying jobs. Many people start their careers much younger than I have, so consequently I have to search for a career in a field that will offer me adequate financial rewards in a limited amount o...

In today\'s fast-paced world, the high-tech computer industry offers a unique opportunity for high-paying jobs. Many people start their careers much younger than I have, so consequently, I have to search for a career in a field that will offer me adequate financial rewards in a limited amount of tim...

Starting out as a small military experiment some 35 years ago, the Internet is quickly becoming one of the most popular forms of communication. With a present population of about 40 million users world wide, it seems to have a very promising future. Uncensored and almost impossible to monitor, it's ...