2. 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
3. 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
4. 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.
5. 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
14. 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.
15. Flowers , candles and Ipads put down outside the Apple Store of Palo Alto shortly
after his death.