Jeff Bezos
Founder of Amazon, Blue Origin
Jeffrey Preston Bezos was born on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, and graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. Before founding Amazon, he worked on Wall Street for various companies, including Fitel, Bankers Trust, and D.E. Shaw & Co.
In 1994, he founded Amazon, transforming it into a global e-commerce and cloud services platform. Today, he is the founder of the aerospace company Blue Origin, the owner of The Washington Post, and since 2021, he has served as the executive chairman of Amazon's board of directors.
1986
After graduating from Princeton University, he worked on Wall Street in computer science
1994
Founded Amazon.com, with initial investments totaling $300,000
2000
Founded the aerospace company Blue Origin
2013
Bezos bought the American publishing house The Washington Post for $250 million
2018
American television channel CNN named Amazon founder Jeff Bezos the richest person in history
2021
Bezos made a commercial suborbital space flight (Blue Origin NS-16 flight) on the New Shepard spacecraft with his brother Mark Bezos, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, and 82-year-old Wally Funk
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For the first time in 15 months: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin successfully launches New Shepard rocket
Blue Origin has successfully launched its 24th space rocket, delivering 33 payloads for various organizations without tourists on board, the first successful flight since the accident in September 2012.
News of the World • December 20, 09:52 AM • 27943 views
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin returns to space after an accident
Blue Origin intends to re-launch its New Shepard rocket after a year-long break due to an accident.
News of the World • December 18, 08:38 AM • 39802 views
Ukrainian engineer heads Martian research station in the US desert
Ukrainian engineer Serhiy Yakymov has become the head of the Mars Research Station in the San Rafael Desert in Utah. They conduct geological and social research there, simulating the possible life of astronauts on the surface of the Red Planet.
Society • November 20, 02:04 AM • 4949 views