Steve Jobs: GeniusInnovation is the main driver of everything in life, we all look forward to the next great product or technological advancement. Yet this remains one of the most difficult things to achieve, as it is impossible to simply predict the future. One of Steve Jobs' greatest qualities was his ability to see where the world was heading in terms of technology and then act on that vision. Steve has left his mark on the world with the different products he has brought to market. It's not just the innovation behind Apple's newest technologies that has propelled them into success territory. But even more so is Steve Jobs' natural ability to lead teams into creative battlefields and push them to their creative limits, ensuring a perfect yet simple product every time. Making Steve Jobs a modern genius of the 21st century. Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 to stagnant parents who were already arranging his adoption before he was even born (Isaacson 16). The people who ended up adopting Steve were a young, working-class, down-to-earth couple named Paul and Clara Jobs (Isaacson 15). Steve would go on to state in his authorized biography that he considered his adoptive parents to be his real parents, in every way imaginable (Isaacson 17). Job's upbringing was very simple, Paul and Clara worked hard to provide for the family, while Steve handled his school duties (Isaacson 17). Steve often bonded with his father by sitting in the garage, while tinkering with different tools (Isaacson 18). Jobs said he did not share an interest in cars and mechanics like his father, but instead valued the time that gave them both the opportunity to bond (Isaacson 18). Paul Jobs was a very handy man...... middle of paper ...... to the public's surprise, Steve Jobs was going to undergo surgery to remove a piece of his pancreas, infected with a large cancerous tumor ( Isaacson 625). Seven years later, after numerous attempts to use natural remedies and various surgical interventions, including a liver transplant at the end of March 2009, Steve Jobs died in his modest home in Palo Alto, surrounded by his family and loved ones (Isaacson 740). He leaves behind an incredible legacy of products and a timeline that represents his uncanny ability to lead teams to success. Steve's inspiring work will continue to live on in Apple's corporate psyche, and he will be considered one of the modern geniuses of the 21st century for generations to come. Works Cited Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Print.