Gates, an Everlasting Legacy

Annotated Bibliography
Derek Bryant, Jacob Johnson, Jonathan Bermudez
Primary Sources:
"Bill Gates Quote." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/billgates191255.html>. This quote helps
explain the technological legacy that Bill Gates has created. It also explains that he is
generally in it for the growth of the technical world.
"Bill Gates: The Rolling Stone Interview." Rolling Stone. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2014. I chose
this article because it is an interview with Bill Gates. In the interview he is explaining his
products and how they're changing. It was very helpful because it showed that he's the
leader of innovation.
The IBM Personal Computer. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web.
<http://www.scientificsolutions.com/archives/add/add_tecpc2_150dpi.jpg>. This was the
first computer to ever use the program Windows. It was the start of the legacy that lead to
what windows is today. Without the start of this, Windows may have never been the
same.
Bill Gates Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2014.
<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/bill_gates.html>. I liked this quote
because it helped to explain the creation of his legacy. It shows how he has listened to the
public to help increase the user.
Transcript: Bill Gates' Lessons from Leaders Interview." POLITICO. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct.
2014. This interview was really helpful because it gives insight on how bill gates
manages gis success. It also explains why Bill gates is a great leader.
"Bill Gates On His Own Evolution." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. This
explains why and how bill gates started his legacy of his company. This was really
helpful because it showed how his dedication and passion really show in his foundation.
"Bill Gates Interview." Interview with Bill Gates. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014. This interview
shows all of bill gates personal life and how it effects his work. It also shows how his
knowledge on the starting blocks of his company and his software.
"Bill Gates on Steve Jobs: We Grew up Together." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 23 July 2013.
Web. 14 Nov. 2014. This interview with Bill Gates shows his empathy and how he is a
great leader. It helped me understand his feelings about Steve jobs and other rival
companies. It also showed me the sadness in him because he had lost a friend.

Secondary Sources:

"Bio." The Blog of Bill Gates. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2014.
<http://www.gatesnotes.com/GlobalPages/bio>. I chose this website because it was very
informational about the life-span of Bill Gates. It had a timeline of Bill Gates along with
the all the work his foundation has done so far.
"Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation." Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept.
2014. <http://www.gatesfoundation.org/>. This website was useful to explaining one of
the legacies that Bill Gates has started. This website also has a list of milestones that they
have accomplished throughout the time of the foundation. It also states their goals, and
helps support my thesis.
"Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates." The American Spectator. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2014. This website
is a perfect example of the things that Bill Gates has done throughout his life, also
comparing the two men that hold very different legacies.
"TIME Magazine Cover: The Cyber Elite - Nov. 9, 1998." Time. Time Inc., n.d. Web. 12 Nov.
2014. This is a cover page from Time Magazine, which has Gates on the cover. This
shows that he was a innovator of his time because it states, " Time Digital's Top 50
movers and shakers in the world of technology." It helps explain my thesis by using a
respected source, stating he's on top of the field.
"A History of Windows." Microsoft. Microsoft, n.d. Web. Oct. 2013. This website is a timeline of
the legacy Gates has created with technology. It shows the start to the end and the
continuation of the impact he has had on the world today. It also helps give background
information on Gates, himself.
Woodhead, Ben. "Why World May Remember Bill Gates and Forget Steve Jobs." BRW. BRW,
08 June 2012. Web. 12 Nov. 2014. This is an article about how Bill Gates is a worldwide
legacy that was selfless about his company and its growth while steve jobs only cared
about his company and not any third world companies. It helped showed how Bill gates
had a world influence.
Bill Gates Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2015. This website
is helpful because it is a general run through of his life. It shows what he has been able to
do, both in charity and computer science. It also helps support my thesis.
Ferguson, Tim. "Bill Gates' Legacy: A Modern Day Henry Ford | ZDNet."ZDNet. ZDnet, 25 June
2008. Web. 11 Nov. 2014. This article helped me because it promotes his world influence
and his push for modern home computers. It created a Henry ford type of push that
changed the world.
Ferenstein, Gregory. "Bill Gates Joins Tech Titans in Fight against the National Rifle
Association." VentureBeat. VB, 26 Aug. 2014. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. this source helped me
see where BIll gates helps his community for the better ny investing money into
background checks for firearms purchases
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FUNDING. LIFE SITE, 9 May 2003. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. This article explained Bill
gates influence on teens. he thinks that Children should be more involved in volunteer
work. He states his opinion about planned parenthood with the pro abortion attitude.
"On The Greatest Legacy Of Bill Gates." Business Seminars by BusinessCoach, Inc.,
Philippines. Business Coach, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. This article informed me how Bill
gates formed a legacy on building businesses. Many people follow his success and hope
to be as successful as Bill Gates. It also states how his legacy had impact on many
youthful entrepreneurs.
Goodell, Jeff. "Bill Gates: The Rolling Stone Interview." Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone, 13 Mar.
2014. Web. 13 Nov. 2014. This article explained Bill Gates view on different companies
and their leaders. It explained how he created his foundation and returned to Microsoft as
a tech supervisor. It also told me that he doesn't like investing money into politics.
"Bill Gates Foundation." The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.
This blog explains where Bill gates donates his money to help 3rd world and other
problems. It explains that he pledges a lot of money towards current issues like Ebola and
malaria.
"Bill Gates | Biography - American Computer Programmer, Businessman, and Philanthropist."
Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2015. this
article talks about his charity work and how he created his legacy with his company.
"Bill Gates." -- Kids Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2015. this article gave us general
history of bill Gates and his acomplishments. This source helped me because it gave me a
early history of Bill Gates and also stated his big successes.
"Bill Gates." Articles about. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2015. these articles were from people at the
time of when Microsoft came out with programs. They were amazed on how easy the
programs were to use and this helped me because it gives reason to why bill gates
company is a success.
"Bill Gates Leadership." Leadership With You. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2015. this article is a case
study on bill gates leadership and how his success created his legacy.
"Bill Gates' Next Big Bet." Bill Gates' Next Big Bet. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2015. this is an
article about how Bill Gates wanted to put the world into a new age where smart phones
and nano technology would be involved. this article helped me because it was interesting
to see Bill gates's thoughts in 2008.
"Bill Gates Wants to Turn Sewage into Clean Water and Electricity." Techi Fresh Daily
Technology News. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2015. this article helped me because it gave me
information about how his fund wanted to turn sewage into clean water making his
legacy into a green environment

Gates, Barbara Kiviat and Bill. "Making Capitalism More Creative." Time. Time Inc., 31 July
2008. Web. 07 Jan. 2015. this article helped me because it gave insight on bill gates views
at the time about capitalism and business expansion
Gates, Bill. "Bill Gates: Commend Common Core." USA Today. Gannett, 12 Feb. 2014. Web. 07
Jan. 2015. bill gates writes an article about education and how its important to create a
strong learning community for the future. this source helped me because it gave insight to
how bill gates wanted to make his future legacy have a strong education system.
"The Gates Effect." The Chronicle of Higher Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2015. This
article helped because it focuses on the education and how he going to fix the education
system.
Zhao, Emmeline. "Bill Gates: Education Is The One Issue That's Key To America's Future." The
Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2015. this article helped me
because it gave me information on how bill gates as a leader sees into the future and see
that education is a problem that will effect the future.
Company. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Bill Gates first official logo.
http://s.marketwatch.com/public/resources/MWimages/MWBT942_gates__MG_20140204101927.jpg
"With Vaccines, Bill Gates Changes The World Again." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, n.d. Web. 11
Jan. 2015. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2011/11/02/the-second-comingof-bill-gates/>. This website helped show his effect with vaccines. It was very helpful in
supporting my thesis of a charitable legacy.
"The True Story of the Internet: Bill Gates." Discovery Science The True Story of the Internet
Bill Gates Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2015.
Gadgets Web 13 Jan 2015
<http://gadgets.boingboing.net/filesroot/Microsoft_Booster_ad.jpg> This was helpful in support
of my thesis. It shows how long Microsoft has been around.

Time Magizine Web, 13 Jan. 2015

http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1984/1101840416_400.jpg thi
source helped me put a visual perspective of young bill gates, and his company that will
make him a great leader that inspires many, and many more people through his legacy.
Time Magizine Web, 13 Jan. 2015

<http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1995/1101950605_400.jpg>this
source is a picture of bill gates in time magazine praiseing him for being a geius
of the century. this magazine was an newer copy of the first time he was in time
magazine showing how relevant he still throughout these times.
Time Magizine Web, 13 Jan. 2015
<http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1999/1101991115_400.jpg >here
Bill Gates makes another aperance on how hes dominating the electronic industry and
how its going to effect you. He has been shown in many other time magazines and this
pic shows how relevant he is during these times.
Microsoft Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2015. Peoples reactions when
Microsoft first came out and how people judged on it so quickly.
"Microsoft by the Numbers." Microsoft by the Numbers. Microsoft, n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2015.
<http://news.microsoft.com/bythenumbers/index.html>.This website was extremely
helpful. It showed everything that Microsoft had, and what it was doing. I have
screenshots of this website as well.
"Microsoft Windows Ads History (1.0, 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8 RP)."YouTube. YouTube,
n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2015. This video shows how we came a very weak processor at the time
and now expanded his work through the whole world.
"Leadership Qualities of Bill Gates: How to Be a Successful Leader." Center For Work Life.
N.p., 14 May 2014. Web. 11 Jan. 2015. Bill Gates is a man with vision. It was vision that
inspired him to pursue the creation of a graphical interface that became Microsoft
software
Bill Gates. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Bill Gates is trying to find the way of how the Indians
live in their own type of world.
"Time." Time. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2015. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gatesfoundation.org%2F~
%2Fmedia%2FGFO%2FHistory%2FMilestone%2520Images
%2Fhistory_1997BillsTripIndia_350x190.jpg%3Fh%3D190%26la%3Den%26mw
%3D352%26w%3D350>.This picture is helpful towards supporting my thesis. It shows
that Bill Gates is a leader that has made a great impact.

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"Bill Gates' Big Challenge at Microsoft: Rewriting the Bill Gates Legacy." Time. Time, n.d. Web.
13 Jan. 2015. Everybody agrees that the Microsoft of the future must be a different
company than the Microsoft of today, or the Microsoft of yesterday.
"Bill Gates: The Legacy of Microsoft's Co-founder." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group,
n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2015. In 1981, that turned out to be a critical blunder for IBM.
Microsoft was allowed to license its personal computer operating system to other
manufacturers, spawning an industry of "IBM-compatible" machines dependent on
Microsoft's operating system
"On The Greatest Legacy Of Bill Gates." Business Seminars by BusinessCoach, Inc.,
Philippines. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2015. Many young people now know little about Bill
Gates other than his mindboggling wealth. However, this is just one aspect of what makes
him remarkable; in the future, it may not even be the most important. His history is worth
retelling because it can inspire our local entrepreneurs.
Gates, Bill, Nathan Myhrvold, and Peter Rinearson. The Road Ahead. New York: Viking,1995.
Print.This source is an explanation of the progression of Microsoft which was written
partly by Bill Gates himself. It was used since the fact of it being partially produced by
Bill Gates, which made the book more accurate. We can use this on our project to write
about his personal life.
"Bill Gates: Before Microsoft." Bill Gates: Before Microsoft. John Mirick, 29 Sept. 1996. Web.
01 Oct. 2014. This source was used to understand the prerequisite knowledge of Bill
Gates understanding of computers and his meeting of contacts and fellows.It also gives
an explanation of his life before and outside of computers and how the birth of Microsoft
occurred..

"Bill Gates: Before Microsoft." Bill Gates: Before Microsoft. John Mirick, 29 Sept. 1996. Web.
01 Oct. 2014.This source was used to understand the prerequisite knowledge of Bill
Gates understanding of computers and his meeting of contacts and fellows.It also gives
an explanation..
"A History of Windows - Microsoft Windows." Windows.microsoft.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct.
2014. This source was focused a lot on the software that Microsoft made. By deepening

our understanding of that Bills company made really helps us to just understand him and
his company more.
"Bill Gates Leadership." Leadership With You. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.
This website explains some ways Bill Gates shows leadership. It also provides examples of how
the reader can use Bill Gates Leadership in his or her life.
Bill Gates Family." N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2015.
<http://www.billgatesfamily.com/children.html>. This website helped me access
background information about Bill Gates. It helped to explain who he was as a person.