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Born: February 24, 1955 San Francisco, California American business executive, computer programmer, and entrepreneur
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Steve Jobs. Reproduced by permission of the Corbis Corporation . affordable personal computers, he launched one of the largest industries of the past decades while still in his early twenties. He remains one of the most inventive and energetic minds in American technology.
Early life
Steven Jobs was born February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California, and was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. He grew up with one sister, Patty. Paul Jobs was a machinist and fixed cars as a hobby. Jobs remembers his father as being very skilled at working with his hands. In 1961 the family moved to Mountain View, California. This area, just south of Palo Alto, California, was becoming a center for electronics. Electronics form the basic elements of devices such as radios, televisions, stereos, and computers. At that time people started to refer to the area as "Silicon Valley." This is because a substance called silicon is used in the manufacturing of electronic parts. As a child, Jobs preferred doing things by himself. He swam competitively, but was not interested in team sports or other group activities. He showed an early interest in electronics and gadgetry. He spent a lot of time working in the garage workshop of a neighbor who worked at Hewlett-Packard, an electronics manufacturer. Jobs also enrolled in the Hewlett-Packard Explorer Club. There he saw engineers demonstrate new products, and he saw his first computer at the age of twelve. He was very impressed, and knew right away that he wanted to work with computers. While in high school Jobs attended lectures at the Hewlett-Packard plant. On one occasion he boldly asked William Hewlett (19312001), the president, for some parts he needed to complete a class project. Hewlett was so impressed he gave Jobs the parts, and offered him a summer internship at Hewlett-Packard.
The Macintosh
In 1984 Apple introduced a revolutionary new model, the Macintosh. The on-screen display had small pictures called icons. To use the computer, the user pointed at an icon and clicked a button using a new device called a mouse. This process made the Macintosh very easy to use. The Macintosh did not sell well to businesses, however. It lacked features other personal computers had, such as a corresponding high quality printer. The failure of the Macintosh signaled the beginning of Jobs's downfall at Apple. Jobs resigned in 1985 from the company he had helped found, though he retained his title as chairman of its board of directors.
NeXT
Jobs soon hired some of his former employees to begin a new computer company called NeXT. Late in 1988 the NeXT computer was introduced at a large gala event in San Francisco, aimed at the
educational market. Initial reactions were generally good. The product was very user-friendly, and had a fast processing speed, excellent graphics displays, and an outstanding sound system. Despite the warm reception, however, the NeXT machine never caught on. It was too costly, had a black-andwhite screen, and could not be linked to other computers or run common software.
Toy Story
NeXT was not, however, the end of Steve Jobs. In 1986 Jobs purchased a small company called Pixar from filmmaker George Lucas (1944). Pixar specialized in computer animation. Nine years later Pixar released Toy Story, a huge box office hit. Pixar later went on to make Toy Story 2 and A Bug's Life, which Disney distributed, and Monsters, Inc. All these films have been extremely successful. Monsters, Inc. had the largest opening weekend ticket sales of any animated film in history.
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Washington: Steve Jobs, who brought joy to the world by simplifying computers and phones, logged out of life on Wednesday following an enervating seven-year battle with pancreatic cancer. The founder of Apple Inc and tech visionary is being mourned worldwide by millions whose lives he uniquely touched. A gizmo-God to geeks and gearheads, but also worshipped by klutzes and luddites alike for
introducing beautiful form, elegant function and matchless simplicity to workday electronics, Jobs died peacefully surrounded by his family, including his wife of 20 years and three children. Presidents, CEOs and other luminaries sent in glowing tributes, but a timeless sentiment came from an Applehead who tweeted, Life is smoother since we can touch instead of push. It was a reference to the feather-light, touch-driven operating process Jobs introduced that changed the look and feel of todays devices, brought aesthetics to electronics, and made it accessible to all. Another compared him to Gutenberg, the inventor of the movable type, while yet another called him the Michelangelo of our times. Still others invoked Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Edison. US president
Barack Obama summoned his trademark eloquence in a tribute to Jobs, calling him |AMONG THE GREATEST OF AMERICAN INNOVATORS { BRAVE ENOUGH TO THINK DIFFERENTLY, BOLD ENOUGH TO BELIEVE HE COULD CHANGE THE WORLD, AND TALENTED ENOUGH TO DO IT}. He was adopted, never met his biological father: Steve was given up for adoption by his unwed parents. He never met his biological father, a Syrian casino owner named Abdulfattah John Jandali. Steves sister Mona Simpson is a bestselling author. Jobs fathered Lisa when he was 23, but insisted she wasnt his child. He accepted her only years later. P 20 India trip as teen changed his life: Jobs came to India as a teenager in search
of enlightenment. He returned disappointed, but the trip did mark a turning point in his life. In his own words, it helped him to realize that Thomas Edison did a lot more to improve the world than Karl Marx and Neem Karoli Baba. P 20 APPLE OF OUR i 1976: Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs start Apple 1984:Macintosh PC debuts 1985: Jobs leaves Apple 1986: Jobs founds Pixar Animation Studios 1997: Jobs rejoins Apple as interim CEO 1998: iMac desktop computer unveiled 2001:iPod unveiled 2007: iPhone launched 2010: Apple begins selling iPad Aug 9, 2011: Apple briefly becomes worlds most valuable company Aug 24, 2011: Jobs steps down as Apple CEO Oct 5, 2011: Jobs dies after battle with cancer
The logo tribute titled Thanks, Steve was created by 19-yr-old designer Jonathan Mak Long of Hong Kong