7 Philanthropic Billionaires Who Contribute To Science

BANGALORE: It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to earn immense wealth, but at the same time you need to have a generous heart to donate this enormous wealth in charity without pursuing any selfish reasons.

There are some philanthropic billionaires in the world who are not only donating their wealth for the betterment of poor and needy people but also towards the development of science, medical advancement and space explorations. 

The world salutes them for their active involvement, but stepping towards such Nobel work is their own reward. And if you also want to explore more about their great work, here is the list of top 7 philanthropic billionaires of the world as compiled by The Richest.

# Bill Gates

Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, and he is consistently ranked in the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people and was the richest person  overall from 1995 to 2014 excluding a few brief periods post-2008.

In 2000, Gates and his wife combined three family foundations to create the charitable "Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation," which was identified by the Funds for NGOs Company in 2013 as the world's wealthiest charitable foundation, with assets reportedly valued at more than $34.6 billion.

Some of his charitable investments are helping for the advancement in the field of science and technology too.

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