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Who was Martin Goetz?

It took the patent office 3 years to grant the patent, finally being approved in 1968.

Image of Martin Goetz, first to patent software.

Martin Goetz passed away at 93 being known as the father of third-party software

InMartin Goetz’s memoirs, he explains why his sorting system patent was so valuable.

Martin Goetz went on to continue his campaign to see software as its own competitive market throughout his life.

He was a true pioneer for the software industry.

Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, delivers a keynote speech on the closing day of the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

In the end, Martin Goetz left the world a better place than he found it.

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Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, at an event for the Alliance for Global Good Gender Equity and Equality in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates (left) and Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers the keynote address during the 2006 Macworld.

Bill Gates speaks onstage for a special conversation during "What’s Next? The Future With Bill Gates"at The Paris Theater on September 26, 2024 in New York City.

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly seen on a laptop computer in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 22. 2020.

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