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Gates receives the Franklin Institute's Bower Award for Business Leadership

Name: Gates receives the Franklin Institute's Bower Award for Business Leadership
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In 2010 the Franklin Institute awarded Bill Gates its Bower Award for Business Leadership, honoring his role in co-founding Microsoft and transforming personal computing, as well as his global health and education philanthropy. The Bower Award, among the institute's prestigious laureate honors, placed Gates alongside other recognized business and scientific leaders and underscored how, even after stepping back from Microsoft, his influence spanned both technology and philanthropy.

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