Pulished in 2008, Outliers: The Story of Success is Malcolm Galdwell's wildly successful book. Galdwell defines an 'Outlier' As a person out of the ordinary 'who doesn't fit into our normal understanding of achievement'. Outliers examines the factors that contribute to an individuals level of success illustrated through a series of case studies of Bill Gates, the 10,000 hour rule and the Ferman Study.
Bill Gates is regarded as one of the worlds best programmers. Galdwell applies his theory that when talent, practice and opportunity meet success is birthed. As a young middle school student Gates began computer programming. Having attended the only middle school in the country with a computer terminal, this allowed Gates to accumulate
