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Steve Jobs

1955-2011
Founder of Apple

Elaborat: Lesnic Lilian


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Steve Jobs was one of the
most influential people in the
technology industry. He was
the co-founder of Apple, and
he also helped to create the
iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Jobs
was known for his innovative
thinking, and he was always
at the forefront of new
technology.
He was also a master
marketer, and he was able to
take products that were
completely new and make
them into must-haves for
consumers. In addition to his He donated large sums of money to charities, and he also worked
work in technology, Jobs was to improve conditions at factories where Apple products were
also a well-known made. Steve Jobs was an incredible individual, and his legacy will
philanthropist. continue to inspire people for generations to come.
His Early Childhood Days – 1955
Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in
San Francisco, to parents Joanne Simpson
and Abdulfattah Jandali. He was later adopted
by Paul and Clara Jobs with whom he moved to
Mountain View, California.
As a child, Jobs was interested in engineering
and electronics and took apart various items to
see how they worked. He later attended
Homestead High School in Cupertino,
California.

A Chance Internship at HP – 1968 An Eventful College Life – 1970 to 1972


As a continuation of his interest in In the early part of 1970, Jobs’ meets the future Apple co-
electronics, Steve Jobs called up Bill founder, Steve Wozniak, through a mutual friend and the two
Hewlett, the co-founder of Hewlett- get along quite well despite their four-year age difference.
Packard, in search of spare parts to In 1972, Jobs enrolled at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
build a frequency counter. However, he dropped out after one semester as he felt that he
Impressed by Jobs’ attention to was not getting anything out of it. Although, Steve Jobs did
detail, he was granted the parts as continue auditing calligraphy classes at Reed College which
well as an internship for the kept him interested.
summer.

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