Early Life
Steven Paul Jobs, or Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, was born in San Francisco, California, on February 24, 1955. His Parents were two University of Wisconsin graduate students named Joanne Schieble and Abdulfattah "John" Jandali. They gave him up for adoption, unnamed. As an infant, Steven was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs and named Steven Paul Jobs. Paul would show his son how to take apart and reconstruct electronics, a hobby which captivated young Jobs. Although Jobs was always intelligent, he was a prankster in elementary school and his fourth-grade teacher had to bribe him to study. Jobs tested so well, however, that administrators wanted to skip him ahead to high school—a proposal that his parents declined. Not long after Jobs enrolled at Homestead High School in 1971, he was introduced to his future partner, Steve Wozniak, through a friend of Wozniak's.
Apple Computers
Wozniak was attending the University of Michigan at the time.
After high school, Jobs enrolled at Reed College in Portland, Oregon but he dropped out of college after six months. He was lacking direction and tried many paths before finally starting Apple Computers with Wozniak in 1976 at age 21. They are credited with revolutionizing the computer industry by making smaller, cheaper, and more accessible to everyday consumers.
Pancreatic Cancer
In 2003, Jobs discovered that he had pancreatic cancer. Instead of immediately opting for surgery, Jobs decided to change his diet while weighing Eastern treatment options. Jobs continued to postpone surgery for nine months. But finally in 2004, Jobs had a successful surgery to remove the neuroendocrine tumor. Apple later introduced such revolutionary products as the Macbook Air, iPod and iPhone. On October 5, 2011, Apple Inc. announced that its co-founder had passed away. After battling pancreatic cancer for nearly a decade, Steve Jobs died in Palo Alto at age 56.
Steven Paul Jobs, or Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, was born in San Francisco, California, on February 24, 1955. His Parents were two University of Wisconsin graduate students named Joanne Schieble and Abdulfattah "John" Jandali. They gave him up for adoption, unnamed. As an infant, Steven was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs and named Steven Paul Jobs. Paul would show his son how to take apart and reconstruct electronics, a hobby which captivated young Jobs. Although Jobs was always intelligent, he was a prankster in elementary school and his fourth-grade teacher had to bribe him to study. Jobs tested so well, however, that administrators wanted to skip him ahead to high school—a proposal that his parents declined. Not long after Jobs enrolled at Homestead High School in 1971, he was introduced to his future partner, Steve Wozniak, through a friend of Wozniak's.
Apple Computers
Wozniak was attending the University of Michigan at the time.
After high school, Jobs enrolled at Reed College in Portland, Oregon but he dropped out of college after six months. He was lacking direction and tried many paths before finally starting Apple Computers with Wozniak in 1976 at age 21. They are credited with revolutionizing the computer industry by making smaller, cheaper, and more accessible to everyday consumers.
Pancreatic Cancer
In 2003, Jobs discovered that he had pancreatic cancer. Instead of immediately opting for surgery, Jobs decided to change his diet while weighing Eastern treatment options. Jobs continued to postpone surgery for nine months. But finally in 2004, Jobs had a successful surgery to remove the neuroendocrine tumor. Apple later introduced such revolutionary products as the Macbook Air, iPod and iPhone. On October 5, 2011, Apple Inc. announced that its co-founder had passed away. After battling pancreatic cancer for nearly a decade, Steve Jobs died in Palo Alto at age 56.