When one thinks of computer software, one must think of Microsoft. In

fact if you use a computer, chances are that you will have some type of

program on there that is developed by Microsoft. The CEO, chairman,

cofounder, and owner of 147 billion shares of Microsoft is Bill Gates.

William Henry Gates III was born in the midst of a scenic Seattle on

Thursday, October 28, 1995 to his parents Mary and William Henry Gates Jr.

His childhood was uneventful and was well raised. He went to Sunday

school at the Congregational church and sang in the choir. He was a Boy

Scout but never showed interest for either of these activities. Gates was

an unusual child who spent long periods in his room in deep thought. He

loved science and showed great skill in the area of math. In fact he

scored a perfect on the math section of the SAT. His high school English

teacher Anne Stephens was amazed at Gates' memory. She commented on how

Gates had remembered a 3-page soliloquy for a school play in one reading.

He read often, tried to take up the trombone, had no interest in

philosophy but rather thought of himself as a "scientist." His science

teacher, William Dougall, remembers if the teacher wasn't going fast