Co-founder of Apple Group, Godfather of Apple: Steve Jobs (1955-2011), world-famous inventor, entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc. On April 1, 1976, Jobs and his friends Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayn founded Apple. He accompanied Apple's rise, fall and revival for decades, and successively led and launched the Macintosh computer, iMac, Electronic products such as iPod and iPhone, which are popular among hundreds of millions of people around the world, have profoundly changed the way of modern communication, entertainment and even life. He died of illness on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56. Steve Jobs was a genius who changed the world. With his keen sense of touch and extraordinary wisdom, he had the courage to change and constantly innovated. He led the trend of global information technology and electronic products, making computers and electronic products simple and popular, making computers and electronic products more popular. Expensive and rare electronic products have become part of modern life.
Basic information
Jobs at the Apple press conference (32 photos)
Name: Steve Jobs
Position: Co-founder and former CEO of Apple. He is also the former chairman and CEO of Pixar Animation Studios (Pixar Animation Studios, translated as Pixar Animation Studio in Hong Kong) (Pixar was acquired by Disney in 2006).
Blood type: O
Date of birth: February 24, 1955
Date of death: October 5, 2011
Parents: Adopted as an infant by Paul Jobs, a machinist for a laser company, and Clara Jobs, an accountant. Both have passed away.
Siblings: Jobs has a sister, Mona Simpson, a novelist.
Family: Met his wife Laurene Powell at Stanford University and married in 1991. They are both vegetarians. Jobs had a daughter named Lisa Jobs when he was 23 years old, but he did not marry his biological mother. Since then, he and Lauren have three children.
Residence: English-style red brick building in Palo Alto, California, built in the 1930s.
Appearance: Slender figure, likes to wear jeans, black turtleneck sweater and running shoes.
Hobbies: Known as a highly nervous workaholic, he inspires others with his enthusiasm, has a "reality distortion field", is keen on technology, does everything by himself, is arrogant and paranoid, and is a Zen believer
Photos of Steve Jobs’s life (23 photos)
It has such a calming power.
Idols: HP co-founder Dave Packard, Intel co-founders Bob Noyce and Andy Grove, Singer Bob Dylan.
Friends: California Governor Jerry Brown, Chairman Larry Ellison.
Net worth: US$8.3 billion (2011 Forbes wealth list).
Honors and Awards: Awarded the National Medal of Technology by President Reagan in 1985, the Jefferson Public Service Award in 1987, and named "Entrepreneur of the Decade" by Inc. magazine in 1989, with 313 awards Invention patent.
Chronological Resume
Steve Jobs: The Power to Change the World
On February 24, 1955, Jobs was born in San Francisco, USA.
Graduated from Homestead High School in Los Altos, California, in 1972, and then attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, dropping out after six months.
In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple.
In 1985, Jobs received the National Medal of Technology awarded by President Reagan.
In 1997, he became the cover character of Time Magazine; in the same year, he was named the most successful manager and is a famous "computer geek".
In 2007, Steve Jobs was named the most powerful businessman-Fortune[1] by Fortune magazine.
In 2009, he was selected as the best CEO in the United States of the decade by Fortune magazine. In the same year, he was selected as one of Time Magazine's Persons of the Year.
Jobs’ career greatly influenced the legend of Silicon Valley venture entrepreneurship. He popularized the aesthetic-first design concept around the world. His admiration for simple and convenient design has won him many loyal followers. Jobs, who along with Wozniak made personal computers popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s, was also the first to see the commercial potential of the mouse.
In 1985, Jobs left Apple during a power struggle among Apple's top executives and founded NeXT, targeting the professional market.
In 1997, Apple acquired NeXT, and Jobs returned to Apple to take over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
On August 24, 2011, Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple.
Died on October 5, 2011, at the age of 56.
Personal Achievements
Jobs is considered a symbol of the computer and entertainment industries
Jobs at the Apple press conference (28 photos)
Sexual figure, and people also regard him as the creator of well-known digital products such as Macintosh computer, iPod, iTunes, iPad, and iPhone. These electronic products that are popular with hundreds of millions of people around the world have profoundly changed modern communications, entertainment and even way of life.
Jobs was a genius who changed the world. With his keen sense of touch and extraordinary wisdom, he had the courage to change and constantly innovated, leading the trend of global information technology and electronic products, making computers and electronic products simpler and simpler ization and civilianization, making electronic products that were once expensive and rare become part of modern people’s lives.
Named among the 20 most influential people in the United States by Time magazine
On July 26, 2012, Time magazine named the 20 most influential people in the United States. People, late Apple CEO Steve Jobs was elected. [2]