Charles Simonyi
Business Person, Technologist, and Astronaut
Eric Lundquist's 25 Most Influential Techies During 25 Years of PCWeek/eWEEK...to sit through all those PowerPoint presentations and dreary dinners to actually find new things to write about the PC industry. Charles Simonyi You could make a decent argument that all the Microsoft efforts were really just to create a... In this article: Pcweek, Don Estridge, Bill Gates, Gateway, and Steve Jobs |
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San Jose Mercury News | November 06, 2009
Richard Dawkins, celebrity of the evolutionary world
It's a shame, really, because you'd like to feel that you were having the chance to influence people." For 13 years, Dawkins was the Charles Simonyi professor of the public understanding of science at Oxford University, a position created for...
In this article: Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth, Homo sapiens sapiens, The God Delusion, Chimpanzee, Goat, and Giraffe
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Popular Science | November 04, 2009
Space Hotel Reportedly On Track for 2012 Opening, Already Has Paying Guests
...can meet its scheduled launch date. Still, the price tag falls far below the $35 million paid by first repeat space tourist Charles Simonyi, or the same higher amount required to book an orbital vacation aboard a surplus Soviet-era military...
In this article: Venom, Bigelow Aerospace, Spiderman, NASA, Barcelona, and Reuters
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Xconomy | November 02, 2009
Tasktop Finds Path to Profits Via a More Efficient Interface Inspired by Brain Science
...difficult to find what they're looking for. " After a six-month stint at Bellevue, WA-based Intentional Software (billionaire Charles Simonyi's company), Kersten decided to quit industry to do fundamental research on how to improve...
In this article: Microsoft, University of British Columbia, Maria Klawe, Mik Kersten, Windows Explorer, Repetitive strain injury, Google search, and Harvey Mudd College
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The Register | November 02, 2009
Esther '1st lady of internet' Dyson appointed NASA advisor
...International Space Station aboard Russian rockets, and recently spent months in Russia training as understudy to Charles Simonyi. However, Simonyi made his trip into orbit as planned, and Dyson returned to the States saying she remains...
In this article: NASA, Freeman Dyson, Esther Dyson, Space Adventures, Charles Bolden, International Space Station, Harvard, and XCOR Aerospace
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | October 11, 2009
Canadian 'space clown' returns to Earth
...Forbes magazine. Laliberte has not disclosed how much he paid for the trip, though the last space tourist, US software pioneer Charles Simonyi, paid 35 million US dollars (28 million euros) for the privilege. The Canadian could be the last...
In this article: Guy Laliberte, Soyuz, Cirque du Soleil, Space Adventures, US, Trademark, International Space Station, Michael Barratt, and Gennady Padalka
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Seattle Times | October 08, 2009
Famous atheist Richard Dawkins recounts meeting with Susan Hutchison
...in 2004 at Windsor Castle outside London. The connection: former Microsoft executive Charles Simonyi. Dawkins, a biologist, was the Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University until he...
In this article: Richard Dawkins, Jesus, Windsor Castle, George Bush, God, Seattle Weekly, and Kiro-tv
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Xconomy | October 02, 2009
Charles Simonyi, Software Giant Turned Space Tourist, Talks Technology and Exploration at UW
...Series at the University of Washington's department of computer science and engineering was just like that-if your friend were Charles Simonyi, a software billionaire, showing you videos from a $35 million vacation in space. Simonyi,...
In this article: Soyuz, International Space Station, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, University of Washington, Cirque du Soleil, Intentional Software, and Guy Laliberte
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The Register | September 30, 2009
Clown blasts off for ISS
...to leave a place for humour." Quite what Laliberte paid for his jaunt is unknown, but the same trip cost US space tourist Charles Simonyi a cool $35m. Laliberte will return to Earth on 10 October along with Expedition 20 crew members...
In this article: Guy Laliberte, International Space Station, Cirque du Soleil, Gennady Padalka, and US
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Reuters | September 30, 2009
Canadian circus billionaire blasts into space
...at $2.5 billion. He is accompanied by Suraev and U.S. astronaut Jeffrey Williams. U.S. billionaire Charles Simonyi made history in March when he became the first space tourist to make the epic journey twice, also from the Baikonur...
In this article: Guy Laliberte, International Space Station, Cirque du Soleil, and Baikonur
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Xconomy | August 28, 2009
Myhrvold, Mundie, Simonyi to Speak at UW
...computer science and engineering announced its Distinguished Lecturer Series for the fall. Highlights will include talks by spaceman Charles Simonyi of Intentional Software (Oct. 1), cooking science experts Nathan Myhrvold and Chris Young of...
In this article: Craig Mundie, Nathan Myhrvold, Pat Hanrahan, University of Washington, Stanford University, and Intentional Software
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Charles Simonyi (Simonyi Károly; born September 10, 1948) is a Hungarian-American computer software executive who, as head of Microsoft's application software group, oversaw the creation of Microsoft's flagship office applications. He now heads his own company, Intentional Software, with the aim of developing and marketing his concept of intentional programming. In April 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-10, he became the fifth space tourist and the second Hungarian in space. In March 2009, aboard Soyuz TMA-14, he made a second trip to the International Space Station. His estimated net worth is US$1 billion.
- Birth Date:
- September 10, 1948
- Birthplace:
- Budapest, Hungary
- Nationality:
- Hungarian
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