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Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American businessman, computer programmer, researcher, film producer, explorer, sports executive, investor and
P aul Allen co-founded the Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates (1955- ) , adapting existing programming languages such as BASIC, which was originally written for mainframe computers, into software suitable for personal computers.
Co-founder of Microsoft Corp., investor and philanthropist, Allen was ranked in 2012 as the 48th richest person in the world, with an estimated fortune of $14.2 billion. Much of that wealth is in the form of shares of Microsoft, the company he launched with Bill Gates (b. 1955) in 1975.
Oct 21, 2018 · Allen co-founded Microsoft when he was 22, along with Bill Gates. Just seven years later, in 1982, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, and left the company (though he didn't resign from the board until 18 years later).
Oct 15, 2018 · Paul Allen was the self-described "idea man," the shy son of librarians. Bill Gates was the business-oriented partner who brought the ideas to life. And in 1975, when Allen was 22 and Gates...
Over the next few weeks, they wrote a programming language for the Altair, which became the first product that Microsoft ever sold. The company formally launched in April of 1975, headquartered in New Mexico. Allen, the Chief Technologist, is the one who came up with the name, which represents their expertise: microcomputer software.
Oct 16, 2018 · Allen’s and Gates’ first product was a computer language - BASIC - to power the Altair 8800, which made it easier for “computer hobbyists” to code. Many more products followed.
