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Bill Gates explains how the world can use science to tackle the crisis
Tackling COVID-19 will require innovations in testing, treatment, vaccines and policies in order to limit the spread of the virus and minimize the damage.
Began career in personal computer software at age of 13 and started programming; 1973, while undergraduate at Harvard University, developed BASIC for first microcomputer; 1975, formed Microsoft with Paul Allen to develop software for personal computers. 2000-2014, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation; Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Author of: The Road Ahead (1995); Business @ the Speed of Thought (1999).
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