Author: Ned Dymoke / Source: Big Think
- He co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975.
- A major figure in Seattle, he revitalized the city landscape.
- As of his death, he was the 46th richest person in the world.
Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft co-founder along with Bill Gates, has died at the age of 65 in Seattle, Washington.
He died from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer. He had announced earlier this month that he was going to go back into treatment for the disease, which he had overcome once before in 2009.
Paul Allen with Bill Gates
After starting Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, Allen went on to found the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and the Institute for Cell Science. He also was the sole founder of Stratolaunch Systems, an aerospace company, back in 2004. In 2013, he also founded the Allen Institute for the Artificial Intelligence, an AI research lab. A major philanthropist both…
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