Paul Allen Biography (1954-)

Entrepreneur and investor. Born in 1954, in Seattle, Washington. While attending the Lakeside School outside Seattle, 14-year-old Paul Allen met 12-year-old Bill Gates, a fellow student and computer enthusiast. Less than a decade later, in June 1975, Allen and Gates, both college dropouts; Allen from Washington State University founded Microsoft with the intention of designing software for the…

IBM sees a holographic future

Researchers at IBM predict that mobile smartphones will be capable of projecting holographic 3D images by the year 2015.

Big Blue scientists working at the Almaden research center in San Jose, California also believe 2015 will bring “air-breathing” batteries, computer programs able to calculate when traffic jams will occur and cities powered by excess server heat.

Additional predictions include…

Bill Gates Biography (1955-)

Entrepreneur. Born William Henry Gates, III, on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. Gates began to show an interest in computer programming at the age of 13 at the Lakeside School. He pursued his passion through college. Striking out on his own with his friend and business partner Paul Allen, Gates found himself at the right place at the right…