"The Technocrat"

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Nicholas Carlson

05/12/08 10:00AM

Filed to: The Official Filthy Rich Handbook

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He made his fortune — about $18 billion worth — "fundamentally altering the course of human existence." His patron saints are Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen and Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. And like his fellow geek, "the Nerdling," he's featured in Christopher Tennant's Official Filthy Rich Handbook, deliverable in June. An excerpt, below.