Steve Jobs
By: Cody Wirtzfeld
Introduction
- Steve Jobs was an inventor from 1955-2011
- He is the CEO and co-founder of Apple Inc
- Steve Jobs over came many challenges to succeed
Childhood
- Was born on February 24,1955 in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Jobs was adopted when he was an infant
- He grew up in Mountain View, California with his sibling Patricia
- Went Reed College in Portland, Oregon and dropped out after one semester
Business Life
- Created first computer in his garage with Steve Wozniak
- He was fired by the directors in 1985
- After that Jobs bought Pixar
- Jobs was hired as CEO in 1997
- IPod was introduced 2001
- 2007 iPhone was released
- 2010 the iPad began selling
Other Interesting Facts
- Was married to Laurene Powell and had 3 children Reed, Erin, and Eve
- Already had a child Lisa from first relationship was not married
- Late August of 2011 he found out he had cancer and resigned from CEO of Apple
- On October 5th, 2011 Steve Jobs died
Conclusion
- Steve changed how we communicate and how we listen to music
- He made the iPhone, iPod, iPad, and the computer
- He persevered to succeed in his work and never gave up
Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007
Resources
Steve Jobs by Sarah Green (book)
Inventors and Inventions (encyclopedia name) Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (article tittle) by Chris Woodford
Bitannica School (online database) Steve Jobs (tittle)
Newsmakers (online database) Steve Jobs (tittle)