Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft Dies on October 15 in Seattle of complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was 65.
His sister Jody described him as a “remarkable individual on every level”. He was indeed a remarkable person.
He was investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Entrepreneur
At the time of his death Paul worth $20.3 billion (US). He founded several organizations and extremely active in humanitarian work. Here’s a small list –
-Stratolaunch a space transportation company.
-Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
-Allen Institute that focuses on bioscience.
-Vulcan to manage his business and philanthropic interests
-Museum of Pop Culture – $100 million museum for music and pop culture in Seattle.
Philanthropist
His notable philanthropic works –
-$100 million to help fight the Ebola virus in 2014.
-$30 million to house Seattle’s homeless in 2017.
Co-founder
When the Microsoft was founded, in 1975, the computers were known as microcomputers.
To distinguish between the desktop computers from the big business computers of the day. It was Paul Allen who came up with the name Micro-Soft. Which means a company that develop software for small computers.
Rest in peace Paul.
