Idea Man, English Edition
A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft
(Sprache: Englisch)
By his early thirties, Paul Allen was a world-famous billionaire - and that was just the beginning.
One of Time's hundred most influential people in the world in 2007 and 2008.In 2009, Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft, discovered that he had lymphoma,...
One of Time's hundred most influential people in the world in 2007 and 2008.In 2009, Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft, discovered that he had lymphoma,...
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By his early thirties, Paul Allen was a world-famous billionaire - and that was just the beginning.
One of Time's hundred most influential people in the world in 2007 and 2008.In 2009, Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft, discovered that he had lymphoma, lending urgency to his desire to share his story for the first time. In this long-awaited memoir, Allen explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned from his many endeavors-both the triumphs and the failures-and his compelling vision for the future.
One of Time's hundred most influential people in the world in 2007 and 2008.In 2009, Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft, discovered that he had lymphoma, lending urgency to his desire to share his story for the first time. In this long-awaited memoir, Allen explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned from his many endeavors-both the triumphs and the failures-and his compelling vision for the future.
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By his early thirties, Paul Allen was a world-famous billionaire-and that was just the beginning.In 2007 and 2008, Time named Paul Allen, the cofounder of Microsoft, one of the hundred most influential people in the world. Since he made his fortune, his impact has been felt in science, technology, business, medicine, sports, music, and philanthropy. His passion, curiosity, and intellectual rigor-combined with the resources to launch and support new initiatives-have literally changed the world.
In 2009 Allen discovered that he had lymphoma, lending urgency to his desire to share his story for the first time. In this long-awaited memoir, Allen explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned from his many endeavors-both the triumphs and the failures-and his compelling vision for the future. He reflects candidly on an extraordinary life.
The book also features previously untold stories about everything from the true origins of Microsoft to Allen's role in the dawn of private space travel (with SpaceShipOne) and in discoveries at the frontiers of brain science. With honesty, humor, and insight, Allen tells the story of a life of ideas made real.
Autoren-Porträt von Paul Allen
Paul Allen, geboren 1953, gründete mit seinem Schulfreund Bill Gates 1975 eine kleine Softwarefirma, die unter dem Namen Microsoft zu einem der größten und bedeutendsten Unternehmen der Welt werden sollte. Inzwischen hat er sich aus dem operativen Geschäft zurückgezogen und setzt sich mit seinem Vermögen für die Förderung von Wissenschaft, Bildung, Sport und Kultur ein.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Paul Allen
- 2011, VIII, 358 Seiten, Maße: 23 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin US
- ISBN-10: 1591844487
- ISBN-13: 9781591844488
Sprache:
Englisch
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