Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has had a tumultuous year.

His divorce from Melinda French Gates wasfinalized in August.

In happier personal news, Gates' oldest daughter, Jennifer,wed in October.

Shakespeare’s son Hamnet died at age 11, and later the playwright famously wrote the tragedy Hamlet.

Walter Isaacson’s The Code Breaker delves into the discovery of theCRISPR gene editing system.

Of course, Gates is already in the loop.

“Few subjects have captured the imaginations of science fiction writers like artificial intelligence,” Gates writes.