by Bill Gates · PLAZA & JANES · tapa dura · ISBN 9788401029608
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
In this book, Bill Gates clearly and convincingly explains the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions we can take to prevent similar future disasters. Based on the knowledge of global experts and his experience at the Gates Foundation, the author helps us scientifically understand infectious diseases and shows us how global collaboration between nations and the private sector can prevent catastrophes like COVID-19 and eliminate respiratory diseases, including the flu. This is an intense and comprehensive call to action from one of the most influential thinkers and activists of our time.
William Henry Gates III is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Following Microsoft's initial public offering in 1986 and the subsequent increase in its stock price, Gates became the world's then-youngest billionaire in 1987, at age 31. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's wealthiest person for 18 out of 24 years between 1995 and 2017, including 13 years consecutively from 1995 to 2007. Gates became the first centibillionaire in 1999, when his net worth briefly surpassed US$100 billion. According to Forbes, as of February 2026, his net worth stood at US$107.7 billion, making him the 18th-wealthiest individual in the world.
