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Bill Gates is the chairman and co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. He was once the richest man on Earth.

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What was the name of the famous World War I aces and why they were famous?

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AnswerThere were many aces during WW1 from ALL the countries that participated. An ace was generally defined as a fighter pilot who had shot down 6 or more enemy aircraft. The highest scoring ace from Germany shot down 80 a/c. The hightest from UK (a Canadian) shot down 73; France was 75; Americawas 26. There were also aces from Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Russia. It would be difficult to list all of them or even the top 10.

Why? They were famous because of several reasons. These men were considered brave just to fly an airplane. The ones who could fly and survive a combat were considered as heroes. Also the countries sometimes used the exploits of these men to boost morale among the troops and also among the home front. Germany printed post cards with photos of their ace pilots.

Does Bill Gates make a billion dollars a day?

No. Bill Gates' net worth is about $40 billion. He lost roughly $18 billion in 2009.

Did Bill Gates go to UCLA?

No, he did not.

He went to Harward from which he dropped out in 1975.

Were any places named after Jane Goodall?

In 2002, the Canadian city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario dedicated a walking trail, highlighting some of the city's efforts to rehabilitate environmental damage from the local mining industry, to Goodall.

Did Bill Gates help with the Haiti disaster?

Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, most likely helped out in aiding Haiti after this disaster by sending money because he usually donates some of his money to charities and schools and probably decided he should give some money in aiding a country that was destroyed by a natural disaster.

When did Bill Gates work for IBM and what was his position?

Bill Gates never worked for IBM. He was the founder of Microsoft. But, Mircrosoft and IBM licensed MS-DOS for IBM's new IBM PC-AT. They then began working to develop, OS/2 a more advanced operating system. But Microsoft had different plans and IBM finished OS/2 by itself.

How did slavery change the world?

It made all the colored people free and made all people have rights and that no one could have slaves. That is how it changed the world

Where does bill gates rank in forbe's 500 list?

He is currently in the #1 spot of the Forbes list of the top wealthiest people

Who took bill gates spot by being the richest person in the world?

In a recent report Carlos Slim Helu over took Bill Gates company making him the richest man in world. However the richest man ever would be John D. Rockefella who is estimated to be a 267 billion dollars.

Predeceased children have issue that can inherit therefore living children have issue that can inherit?

It depends on how the will is written. Usually, the grandchildren of the deceased will inherit the share their parent would have inherited if they were alive. If the deceased had three children, and each of them had two childred and one of them had died. The two children would get a third each and the two grand children would have a sixth each. The other option is if the will says 'per stirpes' which would mean that all of the living descendants would get an equal share. In this case the example above would result in each living child and grandchild getting one eight of a share.