Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (born February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American business tycoon and inventor. He was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. He resigned from this position in August 2011. Jobs also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Pixar Animation Studios.In 2006, he was also a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company, after which Disney acquired Pixar. He worked as an executive producer in the 1995 film Toy Story.
Early life
Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California. Steve's parents were not married at the time of his birth, decided. That's why Steve was adopted by California Paul Reinhold Jobs and Clara Jobs. Clara Jobs did not graduate from college, and Paul Jobs only attended high school. When Jobs was 5 years old, his family moved from San Francisco to Mountain View, California. Paul worked as a mechanic and a carpenter, teaching his son rudimentary electronics and 'how to work with his hands', while Clara, on the other hand, was an accountant and taught Steve to read. Jobs had his primary education at Monta Loma Elementary School and received his higher education from Cupertino Junior High and Homestead High School. After graduating from high school in 1972, Jobs attended Reed College in Oregon, but Reed College was too expensive and his parents did not have that much money. As a result, Steve dropped out of college and enrolled in creative classes, one of which was on calligraphy.
Introduction
Former CEO of computer, laptop and mobile phone maker Apple and well-known American industrialist Steve Jobs struggled to achieve this position in life.
Born in San Francisco, California, Steve was adopted by Paul and Kalra Jobs from his mother. Jobs studied in California itself. At that time he did not have much money and he used to work in summer holidays to overcome his financial troubles.Jobs graduated from Reed College in Portland in 1972.
While studying, he had to sleep on the ground in his friend's room. He used to sell Coke bottles to raise money for food and also had free meals (once a week) from the nearby Krishna temple. Jobs had a net worth of about $ 5.1 billion and was the 43rd richest person in America. Jobs traveled to India for spiritual enlightenment and adopted Buddhism. Jobs married Lorraine Powell in 1991. They have a son.
Preparatory work
In 1973 Jobs worked as a technician in Attari. There people used to call them "hard but valuable". In mid-1974, Jobs along with some of his Reed College friends came to India to meet Karoli Baba in search of spiritual knowledge. But when he reached Karoli Baba's ashram, he came to know that he had died on September 1973. After that he decided to meet Hadkhan Babaji. Due to which he spent a lot of time in India in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.After living in India for seven months, he went back to America. He changed his appearance, shaved his head and started wearing traditional Indian clothes, while also becoming a serious practitioner of Jainism and Buddhism. In 1976, Jobs and Wozniak formed their own business, which they named "Apple Computer Company".
Apple Computer
In 1976, Steve Wozniak invented the Macintosh Apple 1 computer. When Wozniak showed it to Job, Job suggested selling it, so he and Wozniak started building an Apple computer in the garage. To accomplish this task, he received funding from Mike Marakkulla, a semi-retired Intel product marketing manager and engineer. In 1978, Mike Scott from National Semiconductor was recruited as Apple's chief executive officer. In 1983, Jobs asked greedy John Scully to leave Pepsi Cola to serve as Apple's CEO, "Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugary water, or are you the one to change the world." Want a chance?" On April 10, 1985 and during a board meeting on April 11, 1985, Apple's board of directors authorized Scully to remove Jobs from all of his roles except as chairman.But John stopped this decision for a while. A board meeting was held to resolve the matter on May 24, 1985, at which Jobs was removed from his managerial duties as head of the Macintosh division.
In 1976, Steve Wozniak invented the Macintosh Apple 1 computer. When Wozniak showed it to Job, Job suggested selling it, so he and Wozniak started building an Apple computer in the garage. To accomplish this task, he received funding from Mike Marakkulla, a semi-retired Intel product marketing manager and engineer. In 1978, Mike Scott from National Semiconductor was recruited as Apple's chief executive officer. In 1983, Jobs asked greedy John Scully to leave Pepsi Cola to serve as Apple's CEO, "Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugary water, or are you the one to change the world." Want a chance?" On April 10, 1985 and during a board meeting on April 11, 1985, Apple's board of directors authorized Scully to remove Jobs from all of his roles except as chairman.But John stopped this decision for a while. A board meeting was held to resolve the matter on May 24, 1985, at which Jobs was removed from his managerial duties as head of the Macintosh division.
Next Computer
After resigning from Apple, Steve founded NeXT Inc. in 1985. NeXT Workstation was known for its technical strength, their aim was to create a purpose oriented software development system.
After resigning from Apple, Steve founded NeXT Inc. in 1985. NeXT Workstation was known for its technical strength, their aim was to create a purpose oriented software development system.
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web on the Next Computer. Within a year, due to lack of capital, he formed a partnership with Ross Perot, and Perot invested his capital in Next.In 1990, NeXT launched its first computer in the market, which was priced at $ 99999. But this computer was not accepted in the market due to being expensive. Then in the same year NeXT created a new advanced 'inter personal' computer.
Return to apple
In 1996, when Apple's market condition deteriorated, Steve became Apple's chief executive officer after selling Next Computer to Apple. From 1997 he worked in the company as C°E°O° and when in 1998 iMac came on the market which was a very attractive and less transparent shell P°C°Under his leadership, Apple achieved great success. In 2001, Apple manufactured the iPod. Then in 2001, the iTunes Store was created. In 2007, Apple made a mobile phone called the iPhone, which was a huge success. In 2010, Apple made a tablet computer called the iPad. In 2011, he resigned as CEO, but remained chairman of the board.
Return to apple
In 1996, when Apple's market condition deteriorated, Steve became Apple's chief executive officer after selling Next Computer to Apple. From 1997 he worked in the company as C°E°O° and when in 1998 iMac came on the market which was a very attractive and less transparent shell P°C°Under his leadership, Apple achieved great success. In 2001, Apple manufactured the iPod. Then in 2001, the iTunes Store was created. In 2007, Apple made a mobile phone called the iPhone, which was a huge success. In 2010, Apple made a tablet computer called the iPad. In 2011, he resigned as CEO, but remained chairman of the board.
Steve jobs net worth
By age 25, his net worth grew to an estimated $250 million (equivalent to $745 million in 2021)
Private life
Jobs has a sister named Mona Simpson. From an old relationship they had their first daughter named Lisa Brennan Jobs in 1978.
Jobs has a sister named Mona Simpson. From an old relationship they had their first daughter named Lisa Brennan Jobs in 1978.
In 1991, he married Lauren Powell. He had three children from this marriage. One boy and two girls.
The boy's name is Reed, who was born in 1991. Their elder daughter's name is Erin who was born in 1995 and younger daughter's name is Eve who was born in 1998. He was a big fan of the musician The Beatles and was greatly inspired by them.
Steve jobs' wife
Laurene Powell Jobs
Death
In 2003, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He did not get proper treatment for this disease. Jobs died on October 5, 2011 at around 3 p.m. in his Palo Alto, California home. His last rites took place on October 2011. Big companies like Microsoft and Disney mourned his death. There was mourning all over America. After his death, he left behind his wife and three children.
Award
Death
In 2003, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He did not get proper treatment for this disease. Jobs died on October 5, 2011 at around 3 p.m. in his Palo Alto, California home. His last rites took place on October 2011. Big companies like Microsoft and Disney mourned his death. There was mourning all over America. After his death, he left behind his wife and three children.
Award
In 1982, Time Magazine named the Apple Computer made by him as the Machine of the Year. In 1985, he received the National Medal of Technology by the US President. In the same year he received the Samuel S. Beard Award for his contribution. In November 2007, Fortune magazine named him the most powerful man in the industry. He also received the 'California Hall of Fame' award in the same year.In August 2009, he was selected as the most admired entrepreneur among teenagers in a survey by Junior Achievement. First named 'Entrepreneur of the Decade' 20 years ago in 1989 by Ink magazine. On 5 November 2009, Jobs was named CEO of the Decade by Fortune magazine. In November 2010, Forbes magazine named him its 'Person of the Year'.On 21 December 2011, the Graphisoft company in Budapest presented the world's first bronze statue to Steve Jobs, selecting him as one of the greatest personalities of the modern era. When young adults (ages 16-25) were asked to choose the greatest innovator identity of all time, in January 2012, Steve Jobs was second behind Thomas Edison. On 12 February 2012, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Trustees award for influencing the music industry in areas 'unrelated to performance'.In March 2012, the global business magazine Fortune named him the 'Best Entrepreneur of Our Generation', calling him a 'brilliant visionary, inspirational'. Two movies, John Carter and Brave, have been dedicated to Jobs.
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