May 14 , 2017 Junior Observer B I O G R A P H Y 15 celebrates his 34th birthday today Founder Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of facebook out of his college The wedding dorm room. He left Harvard after his sophomore year to concentrate on the site, the user photograph base of which has grown to more than 250 million people. His net worth is estimated to be US$58.6 billion as of March 2017, ranking him the fifth richest person in the world 2012, May 19: Marry his longtime as well as one of the world's youngest billionaires. He is 34 - years - old today. girlfriend, . About 100 people gathered at the couple's Palo Alto, California home. 1984 May 14: Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born in White Plains, New York, into a comfortable, well-educated family. His father, Edward Zuckerberg, ran a dental practice attached to the family's home. 'Internet.org’ logo His mother, 2013: Zuckerberg introduced a Karen, worked new project, titled 'Internet.org', in as a psychiatrist collaboration with cell phone firms like before the birth of ‘Qualcomm’, ‘Samsung’, ‘Opera the couple's four Software’, ‘Ericsson’, ‘Microsoft’, children—Mark, ‘MediaTek’, and ‘Reliance’. The aim of Randi, Donna the project was to enable widespread and Arielle. As a toddler use of Internet in developing countries.

1990: While in middle school at 12, Mark was taught 'Atari BASIC Programming' by his father. Eventually software programmer David Newman began teaching the young boy everything about programming. Mark Zuckerberg founder of facebook social media network 2005: 'Accel Partners', a Pursued Young company dealing in growth equities, his education funded with 12.7 million Zuckerberg 'facebook' Zuckerberg,Chan with their daughter Max from the 'Ardsley dollars. Two years later, High School', New Mark 2015: Zuckerberg and Chan York, and later the launched to welcomed a daughter, Max. 'Phillips Exeter Academy' in New enable software Hampshire, where he exhibited flair for developers 2016: Zuckerberg was ranked astronomy, mathematics, physics, to use 10th on Forbes list of The World's English classical literature, foreign 'Facebook' Most Powerful People. According to languages. to build other Pupils at the classes funded Forbes Magazine, Zuckerberg has a applications. by ‘Start-up’ foundation net worth of US$55.9 billion. 2002: enrolled at Harvard 2010: Established a 'Start-up: University after graduating from Exeter 2010: Donated $100 million to Education foundation', which aims at save the failing Newark Public Schools improving the quality of education system in New Jersey, using his provided in public schools. millions to fund a variety of philanthropic causes. 2010: Named the 'Person of the Year', by 'Time' Zuckerberg with roommates at Harvard University magazine.and 2004: Zuckerberg launched listed Zuckerberg facebook from his Harvard University among the 100 dormitory room. He was assisted by wealthiest and Zuckerberg addresses the CZI session his college roommates and fellow most influential Harvard students , people in the 2016: Zuckerberg and Chan Andrew McCollum, , world as a part announced that the Chan Zuckerberg and . The group then of its Person Initiative (CZI), the company into introduced facebook to other college Zuckerberg engaged in work of the Year campuses. Facebook expanded which they put their Facebook shares, 2010: Vanity Fair magazine award. would invest at least $3 billion into rapidly, reaching one billion users named Zuckerberg number 1 on its ‘TIME’ magazine cover by 2012. scientific research over the next 2010 list of the Top 100 "most 2011: 'The Jerusalem Post', an decade to help “cure, prevent and Graphics: Mahil Wijesinghe influential people of the Israeli newspaper, named him the manage all diseases in our Source: Time, the biography.com Information Age". one of the 'Most Influential Jews'. children's lifetime.