William “Bill” H. Gates: The Man in the WindowsWilliam “Bill” H. Gates was born on October 28, 1955 to William Henry Gates, Jr. and the late Mary Gates in Seattle. Swedish Hospital in Washington. Gates is the second born of three children; Kristi is the first born, one year older than Bill, and Libby is the third born and nine years younger. Bill continues his ancestral lineage by being a successful executive. “His grandfather started his own furniture company…[His] father started a newspaper with classified ads and a sports section so respected for its accuracy that it earned him spots in the press box. to local games…and become a corporate lawyer…. [Her mother Mary] was very active socially and politically…[she was] a member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway, First Interstate Bank, Pacific Northwest Bell, and the national board of directors of the United Way. (WHGIII 1-4) Gates was very energetic as a child; from the rocking of his cradle to the extreme curiosity of the world around him, he never stopped. He was extremely interested in the thriving aerospace industry and the 1962 World's Fair. While at the World's Fair, he encountered what would become his life's career, a computer. At the time, it was comparable to what we consider excellent today: UNIVAC. “As a young child, he was extremely intelligent, outperforming all his classmates. At the age of nine… young Gates had already read the World Book Encyclopedia! (Encarta 2) Gates' school experience was not normal. He was one of the brightest in his class and he had a reverse attitude to match. By the time he was in third grade, his intelligence was coupled with extreme behavioral problems and sometimes emotional immaturity. As time went on, his parents became increasingly concerned because his talkative and extremely sarcastic personality was taking him away from what they knew he was capable of doing. Eventually, his parents ended up sending Gates to a psychiatrist, which was one of the best things they could do because "[it] opened his mind to a new way of thinking." (Gates: Road p. 35) His parents knew that Gates was smarter than he appeared, so they looked for a way to channel his intelligence. They decided to send him to Lakeside School, an all-boys reformatory. While he was with them, he got involved with the Contemporary Club, which will help him in the future..