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SpaceShipOne, owned the Seahawks and the Blazers, sunk $500m in brain research, $100m into cell research another $100m into AI, started the -Rock & Roll Hall of
by oliyoung 8y ago
SpaceShipOne, owned the Seahawks and the Blazers, sunk $500m in brain research, $100m into cell research another $100m into AI, started the -Rock & Roll Hall of Fame- Museum of Pop
He made a dent.
- lnrdgmz 8y agoDo you mean Museum of Pop? (not Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
- oliyoung 8y agoThat's the one! Thanks!
- danhorner 8y agoPreviously known as EMP - the experience music project
- stochastic_monk 8y agoFor interested parties, the Museum of Pop Culture (stylized as MoPOP) is the new name of the Experience Music Project (EMP) as of 2017. This was to reflect its wider scope into science fiction, fantasy, and popular culture at large. It’s a magnificent museum and worth any lengths to visit.
- dhairya 8y agoMoPoP has one of the coolest Star trek exhibits! http://www.startrek.com/article/trek-exhibit-celebrates-new-beginnings http://www.startrek.com/article/trek-exhibit-celebrates-new-...
- oliyoung 8y agoOh, and could play guitar just like Hendrix ... according to Quincy Jones & Questlove
- zeusk 8y agoHe was also the person responsible for UoW's Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science, in total he donated around $50m (with another $10m in match from Microsoft) for the school's foundation.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoJust the building, not the entire CSE department. Not to mention Allen library.
- fbarred 8y agoThe library was named for Kenneth S. Allen, Associate Director of Libraries from 1960 to 1982, in recognition of his years of service to the Libraries, and in appreciation of a generous gift from his son, Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. http://www.lib.washington.edu/suzzallo/visit/about http://www.lib.washington.edu/suzzallo/visit/about
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoYes, just like there are two gates halls/buildings named after Bill’s mom and dad. It is fortunate that the CSE building at UW is named after Allen rather than Gates, unlike MIT. I went to UW in the 90s when Allen library was brand new and the new CS building was just a dream.
- hcs 8y agoI was just at the Living Computer Museum, which he founded, last month. They said he'd just been there that morning to discuss some new acquisitions.