Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, has gone through many events. He founded Microsoft without graduating from Harvard University, became one of the richest people in the world, and became known as a philanthropist. But Bill Gates, a one-time strict manager and a great thinker, finds joy in washing his own plate at the end of a meal. There are some funny things in his life that are delightful. These funny stories have come up in various books, web and interviews with his colleagues. Business Insider published a report on these interesting events in his life. Here are some facts:
Naughty Bill Gates
Teenager Bill Gates, however, was not at all calm. When he was in school, he arranged to bring all his favorite girls to one class. Teenager Bill Gates was asked by school authorities to create a class schedule using a computer. He took advantage of this opportunity. Fill your class with all the girls of your choice.
Studying at Harvard is a hoax
He did not attend any of the courses he enrolled at Harvard. Instead, he would sit in the classes he liked. But his memorization was great. As a result, who stopped him in the final test? As a result, Bill Gates was a student who got this grade all the time without taking classes.
Study little care
While studying at Harvard, Bill Gates, 20, solved a long-standing mathematical problem called pancake sorting. When his professor talked about publishing that solution in academic papers, Bill Gates leaned towards Microsoft. Christos Papadimitra, a former professor at Harvard, writes, ‘Two years later, when Bill Gates was called in, his solution was adopted for publication in a mathematics journal. His interest was not seen then. He’s interested in running a small company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to write code for a device like a microprocessor, ”Christopher wrote.
Fines for driving
Bill Gates has been fined twice, not once, but three times for driving too fast. He was fined driving a Porsche 911 from Albuquerque to Seattle. Gates usually drove very fast in the Albuquerque desert. Porsche once borrowed a 926 model supercar from a friend and drove it so hard that it broke. It took a year to repair.
He remembered the number plate of the car
Bill Gates used to remember when employees were coming or going in the Microsoft office by looking at the number plate of the car. In an interview with the Telegraph, Bill Gates said, ‘I had to be careful about applying standards to verify how hard the staff were working. I knew everyone's number plate. When I saw the plate in the parking lot, I could understand who was coming or going. As the organization got bigger, I relaxed a bit. '
Gamepoka
Bill Gates likes to play computer games. But it was once intoxicating. There were so many fans of the game called Minesweeper that he had to uninstall the game to keep his attention. Once an employee lost a Bill Gates game score by writing a computer script, Gates said, "If the machine works faster than a human, how can we maintain dignity?"
Economy class passengers
Until 1990, Bill Gates was in economy class with all the people in the company. The company's custom was that all employees should go to economy class. Bill Gates followed suit. A colleague of Gates wrote that after joining Microsoft in 1990, he went to economy class with Bill Gates on a business trip. At that time Microsoft became a big organization. Despite being the head of a large organization, he did not see any discomfort in Gates going to economy class with the staff. He sat in the middle seat. Gates went to read books all the way. Later, however, Bill Gates bought his own jet.
Master in technique
It is not possible to fool Bill Gates technically. He does not interrupt in the middle of creating any software. But it is not possible to fool him even for a minute. Because, he is a real programmer.
Volunteer
He washed his own plate after meals, especially after dinner. He says he likes to do his own thing even if others want to help.
Funny people
Once, during an interview, Bill Gates got into a heated argument. He forced the journalist to apologize. At that time he went to the bathroom and stuck himself. The journalist threatened to stay in the bathroom until he apologized. It works. Microsoft correspondent Marie Joe Foley said in an interview. Foley said it’s a funny fact. Gates was interviewed by a group of journalists during a conference called Comdex. John Dodge, the famous journalist of that time, angered Bill Gates. However, his style of interviewing was different from others. He asked Bill Gates the national question, "What is the definition of a market?" Bill gets angry and gets up and goes to the bathroom and confines himself. He said that if John did not apologize, he would not come out again. John then went to the bathroom door and said, "I'm sorry."
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