Book description
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,
technology, business, medicine, sports, music, and philanthropy. His
passion, curiosity, and intellectual rigor-combined with the resources
to launch and support new initiatives-have literally changed the
world.
In 2009 Allen discovered that he had lymphoma, lending urgency to
his desire to share his story for the first time. In this long-awaited
memoir, Allen explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned
from his many endeavors-both the triumphs and the failures-and his
compelling vision for the future. He reflects candidly on an
extraordinary life.
The book also features previously untold stories about everything
from the true origins of Microsoft to Allen's role in the dawn of
private space travel (with SpaceShipOne) and in discoveries at the
frontiers of brain science. With honesty, humor, and insight, Allen
tells the story of a life of ideas made real.
Paul Allen is the billionaire technologist who co-founded Microsoft
with Bill Gates. He is a prominent philanthropist who also owns the
Seattle Seahawks and several other sports team He established the
Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in
Seattle, which houses exhibitions on popular music and science fiction.
