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  • Essay / Steven Paul Jobs and his work with Apple Inc - 972

    Steven Paul JobsSteven Paul Jobs (Steve Jobs) was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California, America. He co-founded Apple Computer Inc. (now Apple Inc.), NeXT and Pixar. As an entrepreneur and inventor, he has produced numerous devices and films, including the first computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). Thanks to its products, people's lives are easier, more efficient and more convenient. He achieved this thanks to Steve Jobs, an enthusiastic child curious about electronics. When he was a baby, he was put up for adoption by Abdulfattah “John” Jandali and Joanne Carole. His adoptive parents were Paul Reinhold and Clara Jobs, who lived in Silicon Valley. Clara taught Steve to read before he started elementary school in Monta Loma. Paul also taught Steve electronics in the family garage, which may have inspired his love of technology. During his teenage years, Steve continued to be enthusiastic about technology. In 1971, he attended Cupertino Junior High School and Homestead High School in Cupertino, California. In high school, he met his neighbor Bill Fernandez, who then introduced him to Steve Wozniak (Woz). Then, in 1969, Bill and Woz made a circuit board together that they called "The Cream Soda Computer" because they drank a lot of Cream Soda while making it. When they showed it to Steve Jobs, he decided to join because he was interested and wanted to try to sell it himself. Jobs graduated from high school at age 17 and started at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, studying technology and taking calligraphy and design classes. As an adult, Jobs created many businesses, devices, friendships, and enemies. Six months after starting college, he started taking creative classes after begging the principal...... middle of paper ......--------- -------- ------------------------------------------ -------- -"Apple - Remembering Steve Jobs." Apple. 2013. Apple Inc. November 28, 2013. http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/.---------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----------------"Steve Jobs - I Changed the World - Full Documentary." YouTube. August 11, 2013. YouTube. November 9, 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLT4kLj9MwQ.------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----------"List of iOS devices." Wikipedia. November 29, 2013. Wikimedia Foundation. December 2, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_iOS_devices.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------