There were more women up there, and most of the guys were sciencemath types. Before i get started, i want to clear up one misconception. Gates returned to campus for a discussion on philanthropy as. Aug 09, 2015 motivational bill gates speech at harvard sales success motivation. What were the contents of bill gates speech at harvard that. In 1975, bill and paul developed a version of the basic programming language for the altair 8800, which was the first personal computer. To the best of my knowledge and googling, bill gates hasnt released his official transcript from his harvard years.
Remarks of bill gates, harvard commencement 2007 harvard. As facebooks founder prepares to address the class of 2017, we take a look at the best parts of gates speech a decade ago. Bill gates is an american business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, and humanitarian. Theres also a lot of overlap between work that our foundation is doing and research being done at stanford. There he endured what has become a rite of passage, amusing only in retrospect, for many of harvards most successful students. Please allow for 24 hours for the deactivation to fully process. Gates recalls harvard past, sees problemsolving future microsoft founder tours campus, visits seas labs.
You can sign back in at any time to reactivate your account and restore its content. He speaks about how important it is for the brightest minds of today to be utilized in fixing the biggest problems we have today, and not just as more tools to further the capitalistic juggernaut thats my interpretation, not necessarily gates opinion. Zuckerberg should study the wisdom in bill gates harvard address. We all know bill gates, but most of us doesnt know his ups and downs to success.
Gates delivers speech to graduating class news the. Gates enrolled at harvard university in the fall of 1973, originally thinking of a career in law. Theater at harvard universitys 2007 commencement afternoon exercises watch. Apr 11, 2018 the greatest commencement speeches in history. A fun interview at harvard earlier this month i was there to help kick off the harvard campaign with a wideranging conversation onstage with david rubenstein. Well bill gates speech was in keeping with president clintons charge to the senior class yesterday. President bok, former president rudenstine, incoming president faust, members of the harvard. For other people of the same name, see bill gates disambiguation. Chip somedevillagetty images share this quote image. Michael sandel poses a series of questions at a community event on ethics and the pandemic response. Bill gates probably got into harvard because he is very obviously brilliant, had demonstrated a passion for computers he became fascinated with them at age, and was a computer programmer for trw company in h. If bill gates were at harvard today, heres what he would study. President bok, former president rudenstine, incoming president faust, members of the harvard corporation and the board of overseers, members of the faculty, parents, and especially, the graduates.
Following is the full text verbatim transcript of mr. Text of the speech given by microsoft chairman bill gates at harvard university on june 7, 2007. There is an implication that the speech led to the creation of facebook or to mark dropping out and if this is true at all, it is only in a very m. Bill gates harvard commencement address 2007 transcript vids. He is best known as the principal founder of microsoft corporation. William henry gates iii returned to harvard and delivered a powerful commencement speech to graduating students of the university. Bill gates left harvard after two years while ballmer would stay and graduate magna cum laude. Must watch inspiring bill gates harvard commencement speech. Its always fun to go back to harvard university, which i attended for a few years. A selection of stories covering the admission of women, the harvardradcliffe merger, the rise of women in the faculty ranks, harvards first woman president, and more 4. May 15, 2017 bill gates used twitter on monday morning to offer some words of wisdom to the class of 2017. That combination offered me the best odds, if you know what i mean. Text of the 2014 commencement address by bill and melinda gates. However, i did find some revealing information from the biography bill gates speaks.
Bill gates at harvard university on apr 11 2018 the greatest speeches in history is a weekly column that compiles the most memorable commencement speeches in history with the goal to emphasize on the power of public speaking, to illustrate its importance, impact, and necessity to master. Full text of the speech by bill gates senior university. Plus, melinda and i had never given a commencement speech together and we thought it would be fun. Bill gates tweeted a commencement speech for the class of 2017. On thursday, he returned to the ivy league school to. Motivational bill gates speech at harvard sales success motivation. Editor2 december 24, 2012 in assorted leave a comment updated. Zuckerberg should study the wisdom in bill gates harvard. What were the contents of bill gates speech at harvard. Bill gates bill gates speech at stanford university genius. Mar 08, 2017 4 lessons from bill gates harvard commencement speech mark zuckerberg should study. Campus if harvard were to reopen today, who should be allowed to return. He is best known as the cofounder of microsoft corporation. The bill gates commencemet speech is sometimes referred to as the gates harvard creative capitalism speech.
Bill gates 2007 commencement address harvard magazine. It would be a thrill for anyone to be invited to speak at a. Bill gates commencement speech at harvard university words. Motivational bill gates speech at harvard be inspired by bill gates in this video the most successful and the richest dropout in the world.
Jun 12, 2007 bill gates delivers 2007 harvard commencement address june 12, 2007 bill gates, harvard s most famous dropout, returned to its storied cambridge campus last week to receive an honorary doctorate and to urge the class of 2007 to work to find solutions to the worlds most pressing problems. Bill gates addresses the harvard alumni association in tecentenary theater at harvard university s 2007 commencement afternoon exercises. Deactivating your account will unsubscribe you from gates notes emails, and will remove your profile and account information from public view on the gates notes. A selection of stories covering the admission of women, the harvard radcliffe merger, the rise of women in the faculty ranks, harvard s first woman president, and more 4.
Learn english with bill gates, one of the brilliant minds in the world. Bill gates addresses the harvard alumni association in tecentenary theater at harvard universitys 2007 commencement afternoon. Like most good commencement speakers, he started with some levity. Get the full transcript and audio of this speech free on our website. Much to his parents dismay, gates dropped out of college in 1975 to pursue his business. Gates harvard commencement speech updated june 7, 2007 5. Jul 19, 2007 video of bill gates speech at harvard. During his career at microsoft, gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer ceo, president and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until may 2014. Bill gates debunks myths about poverty late night with jimmy fallon duration. Though we are here in a museum of antiquities, i am not one of the exhibits. Its been 43 years since bill gates dropped out of harvard university to cofound microsoft. Be inspired by bill gates in this video the most successful and the richest dropout in the world. Apr 08, 2020 gates enrolled at harvard university in the fall of 1973, originally thinking of a career in law. Walter isaacson 74, a member of the board of overseers and biographer of steve jobs and others, is writing a book about the great inventors of the digital age.
Bill gates harvard commencement speech and his frontal lobes. Gates decided to stay at harvard, at least for the time being. He talks about how feelgood, politically correct teachings. Bill gates used twitter on monday morning to offer some words of wisdom to the class of 2017. Gates commencement speech delivered at harvard on june 7, 2007. Bill gates commencement speech at harvard 2007 full. Over the course of 30plus years, the two went from cautious allies to bitter rivals to something almost approaching friends sometimes, they. Full text of the speech by bill gates senior before i get started, i want to clear up one misconception. Harvard university is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. But if he found himself back on campus today, he knows exactly what he would choose to study. Dropout bill gates returns to harvard for degree reuters. The following is his abridgment of a section on bill gates 77, ll. Bill gates commencement speech at harvard 2007 full transcript.
Harvard university is made up of 11 principal academic units. You may know that microsofts ceo went to stanford, but i induced him to drop out. If bill gates were at harvard today, heres what he would. Bill gates commencement speech at harvard university. June 6, 2015 william henry bill gates iii born october 28, 1955 the founder of the software giant microsoft is a synonym of success. The 146th annual meeting of the harvard alumni association at the 364th commencement of harvard university. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon 2,666,617 views. Chairman of microsoft corporation bill gates stands to accept an honorary doctor of laws degree during the 356th commencement exercises at harvard university in cambridge, massachusetts june 7, 2007. Bill gates harvard commencement address 2007 youtube.
Bill gates returned to harvard to pick up an honorary degree from the university he dropped out of in 1975, and to give a commencement speech inspired by the marshall plan. Its a particular pleasure to welcome former governor deval patrick of the college class of 1978 and the harvard law school class of 1982. Apr 26, 2018 bill gates famously dropped out of harvard university in 1975 after two years of study and started microsoft with paul allen soon thereafter. What courses did bill gates and mark zuckerberg both study. Bill gates harvard commencement speech and his frontal. Below is the prepared graduation speech for microsoft chairman bill gates speech, which served as the commencement keynote address to the harvard commencement ceremony for the harvard university class of 2007. Bill gates, harvards most famous dropout, returned to its storied cambridge campus last week to receive an honorary doctorate and to urge the class of 2007 to work to find solutions to the worlds most pressing problems. June 6, 2007 remarks by bill gates, cochair and trustee.
Gates delivers speech to graduating class the harvard crimson. Apr 27, 2018 its been 43 years since bill gates dropped out of harvard university to cofound microsoft. For one thing, i hadnt given a commencement speech since 2007, when i went back to harvard. When you consider what those of us here in this yard have been given in talent, privilege, and opportunity there is almost no limit to what the world has a right to.
Dad, i always told you id come back and get my degree. I apologize in advance as this may seem like a nonanswer, but in my view the question is misguided. An close textual analysis of bill gates commencement speech at harvard in 2007. The university of texas at austin 2,887,732 views 19. Mar 08, 2017 as facebooks founder prepares to address the class of 2017, we take a look at the best parts of gates speech a decade ago. Earlier this month i was there to help kick off the harvard campaign with a wideranging conversation onstage with david rubenstein. Bill gates commencement speech at harvard university words of wisdom posted by. Bill gates is an american business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, and. Bill gates gave a speech at a high school about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. Jun 16, 2007 a noteworthy aspect of the speech was the display of what neuropsychologists call executive functions, which are mostly located in our frontal lobesthe most recent part of our brains in evolutionary terms, and that enable us to learn and adapt to new environments. Bill gates, commencement speech, harvard, creative. In 1973, gates entered harvard university to learn more about computers with paul allen. It was the moment when steve jobs wanted to left microsof to setup a new.
Bill gates delivers 2007 harvard commencement address. Bill gates addresses the harvard alumni association in tecentenary theater at harvard universitys 2007 commencement afternoon exercises. So i dont know how much you can learn from what i have to say, but you are so young and full of promise that listening to words of wisdom from people like me. Ill be changing my job next year and it will be nice to finally have a college degree on my resume. The wisdom of a third grade dropout will change your life rick rigsby duration. The harvard professor who taught gates and zuckerberg. Bill gates speech at stanford university lyrics well, its great to be back here at stanford. Bill gates speech at harvard president bok, former president rudenstine, incoming president faust, members of the harvard corporation and the board of overseers, members of the faculty, parents, and especially, the graduates.
To go out, use the intellect, the intelligence, the education that you have had here at harvard to make the world a better place. Bill wanted to be a lawyer but due to demand in microsoft he had to come to the company and work as an employee and later he got promoted to ceo by steve jobs in apple, inc. Jun 06, 2018 william henry gates iii returned to harvard and delivered a powerful commencement speech to graduating students of the university. Bill gates famously dropped out of harvard university in 1975 after two years of study and started microsoft with paul allen soon thereafter. Bill gates delivers 2007 harvard commencement address news. Bill gates gave the commencement speech for harvard this year, and its fantastic.
Gates, whose two years as a harvard undergraduate fell within interim president derek c. The lovehate relationship between bill gates and steve. Use updown arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Harvard computer science professor henry lewis just happened to teach the universitys two most influential and wealthiest entrepreneur dropouts.
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