7 Philanthropic Billionaires Who Contribute To Science

By siliconindia | Tuesday, 13 January 2015, 06:14 Hrs

# Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison is the chairman and co-founder of the software company Oracle Corporation. He is the fifth wealthiest person in the world with a net worth of $46.1 billion.

Ellison donated $5 million to seed the Lawrence J. Ellison Musculo-Skeletal Research Center.

In 2007, Ellison pledged $500,000 to fortify a community centre in Sderot, Israel, after discovering that the building was not fortified against rocket attacks

# Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett is the chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, and consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people.

He started the billionaire’s Giving Pledge along with Bill Gates and has pledged to give away 99 percent of his wealth. A large percentage of his charitable donations go to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which spends some of its efforts in the scientific field.