Paul Allen: In the shadow of Gates
Project: The Voyager update project
Project: The Voyager update project
After co-founding Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, Paul Allen went on to amass one of the largest fortunes in the world (currently ranked 19th with $18 billion net worth).
While the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has witnessed a giant expansion thanks largely to the multibillion dollar contributions by the Gates' and Warren Buffett, the direction of that foundation is primarily one designed to stimulate growth and equality around the world, and to improve the quality of life.
Allen, by contrast, started the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to further concepts that he believes in. The foundation does aim to transform individual lives and strengthen communities, but chooses to do so by fostering innovation, creating knowledge, and promoting social progress
The interest Allen and his foundation take in science and technology is encouraging and makes them a particularly promising candidate for funding the Beacon. The Allen Telescope Array was constructed in cooperation with the SETI project and the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering illustrates the commitment towards "future-minded" research.
Allen was also the sole investor in the SpaceShipOne suborbital commercial spacecraft, which completed the first privately funded human space flight in 2004. This landmark project was also the winner of the Ansari X Prize in 2004.
While the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has witnessed a giant expansion thanks largely to the multibillion dollar contributions by the Gates' and Warren Buffett, the direction of that foundation is primarily one designed to stimulate growth and equality around the world, and to improve the quality of life.
Allen, by contrast, started the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to further concepts that he believes in. The foundation does aim to transform individual lives and strengthen communities, but chooses to do so by fostering innovation, creating knowledge, and promoting social progress
The interest Allen and his foundation take in science and technology is encouraging and makes them a particularly promising candidate for funding the Beacon. The Allen Telescope Array was constructed in cooperation with the SETI project and the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering illustrates the commitment towards "future-minded" research.
Allen was also the sole investor in the SpaceShipOne suborbital commercial spacecraft, which completed the first privately funded human space flight in 2004. This landmark project was also the winner of the Ansari X Prize in 2004.
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