Bill gates will receive the highest civilian award of the United States
Co-founder of Microsoft Corporation bill gates and his wife Melinda gates will receive the highest civilian award of the USA — the presidential medal of Freedom. About this, the White house said on its website.
Spouse gates honored for the work his Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founded in 2000 and working in the United States and other countries.
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Medal posthumously awarded to a scientist and rear Admiral grace Hopper, known as “Amazing grace.” She was one of the first programmers for the Harvard computer “mark I”.
The award will also receive a mathematician and computer scientist Margaret Hamilton.
Earlier it was reported that U.S. President Barack Obama awarded the highest civilian award of the country, the actor Tom Hanks and musician Bruce Springsteen.