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Steven Paul Jobs Born the 24th February 1955

in San Francisco

He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs to live in California.

Died the 5th October 2011 ( 56 years)

=> cancer

Education Jobs went to Reed

College in Portland, Oregon

He studied Poetry, Literature, and Physics

After one semester, Jobs dropped out of school, but still attended some classes

The Beginnings of Apple After spending time in India

in 1974, Jobs returned to America

He visited with Wozniak the homebrew computer club.

Jobs convinced Wozniak to help him create a personal computer.

Jobs had the vision of creating a computer company that would make and sell pc’s.

They raised enough money to create Apple Computers.

He was a success story: - 1976 : Co-Founder member of Apple

- 1983 :CEO of apple firm.

- 1985 : created NEXT

- in charge of pixar studio

- 2000 :Steve jobs came back in Apple’s company

Creator of several inventions like :

the Iphone

The Ipad

macbook

Ipod

Graphic which represent the evolution of Apple’s company in the third quarter (billion $)

=> a pioneer of home computer revolution.

II) compliments:

III) Honors and public recognition 1982 : « Times » => "the most famous maestro of the micro".

1985 : the National Medal of Technology by President Ronald Reagan

November 27, 2007, « Fortune »=> the most powerful person in business .

August 2009, Jobs => the most admired entrepreneur among teenagers in a survey by Junior Achievement.

November 5, 2009, the CEO of the decade by Fortune magazine.

November 2010, Jobs was ranked number 17 on Forbes as The World's Most Powerful People.

Flowers , candles and Ipads put down outside the Apple Store of Palo Alto shortly after his death.

Statue of Jobs at Graphisoft Park, Budapest

« Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives. The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely. » Bill Gates (fouder of microsoft) said.

« . Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. » Mark Zuckerberg (creator of facebook) annouced.

Barrack obama said « Steve was 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 ».

3 apples revolutionized the world

« We are here to put dent

in the universe. Otherwise why

else even be here. »