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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,... read more
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Paul Allen (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Portfolio/Penguin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9781591843825
Page Count: 358
Publisher: Portfolio/Penguin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9781591843825
Page Count: 358
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: HC102.5.A49 A3 2011
- Dewey: 338.7610053092
Subjects edit
- Books › Computers & Internet › Business & Culture › Biographies
- Books › Business & Investing › Small Business & Entrepreneurship › Entrepreneurship
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Scientists
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Business
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Memoirs
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- New York Times Book Review: The first half of “Idea Man” sets forth Mr. Allen’s version of the Microsoft creation myth, depicting Mr. Gates as a petulant, ambitious and money-minded mogul-to-be and Mr. Allen as an underappreciated visionary. Pictures of them from the 1970s and early ’80s also tell this story, making Mr. Allen look like a hirsute, powerful older brother and Mr. Gates like a kid.
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