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Modern Titans of Tech
Facebook, Twitter, Google, iPhone— they're the names of technologies so pervasive in our 21st century lives that we've started using them as verbs. Behind these technologies are individuals whose ingenuity and enterprising spirit have profoundly changed our lives. Far from being computer nerds, these tech geniuses are billionaire celebrities, household names and the subjects of hit movies. From Steve Jobs of Apple to Mark Zuckerburg of Facebook, here are the most famous modern titans of tech.
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Mark Zuckerberg
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Mark Zuckerberg
Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer, Philanthropist / 1984 -
Mark Zuckerberg is co-founder and CEO of the social-networking website Facebook, as well as one of the world's youngest billionaires.
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Bill Gates
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Bill Gates
Entrepreneur / 1955 -
Entrepreneur Bill Gates founded the world's largest software business, Microsoft, with Paul Allen and became one of the richest men in the world.
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Steve Jobs
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Steve Jobs
Entrepreneur / 1955 - 2011
Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak. Under Job's guidance, the company pioneered a series of revolutionary technologies, including the iPhone and iPad.
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Sergey Brin
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- Famous Engineers
Sergey Brin
Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer, Engineer / 1973 -
Sergey Brin created Google, the world's most popular search engine. Brin and Larry Page, Google's co-creator, still manage the company and are billionaires.
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Pierre Omidyar
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Pierre Omidyar
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist / 1967 -
Iranian-American economist Pierre Omidyar is best known as the founder and chairman of eBay, the online auction website.
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Jeff Bezos
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Jeff Bezos
Entrepreneur / 1964 -
American entrepreneur Jeff Bezos is the founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com. An e-commerce pioneer, Bezos was instrumental in creating a model for buying and selling products online.
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profile name: Sergey Brin profile occupation: Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer, Engineer
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profile name: Bill Gates profile occupation: Entrepreneur
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profile name: Pierre Omidyar profile occupation: Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
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