Steve Jobs was born in 1955 in San Francisco and adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. As a child, he showed an early interest in electronics and had a summer job at HP at age 13. He later co-founded Apple Computer in 1976 with Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne. Throughout his career, Jobs helped drive innovation at Apple and Pixar with revolutionary products like the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad. He passed away in 2011 after making significant contributions to the technology industry.
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Steve Jobs was born in 1955 in San Francisco and adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. As a child, he showed an early interest in electronics and had a summer job at HP at age 13. He later co-founded Apple Computer in 1976 with Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne. Throughout his career, Jobs helped drive innovation at Apple and Pixar with revolutionary products like the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad. He passed away in 2011 after making significant contributions to the technology industry.
Steve Jobs was born in 1955 in San Francisco and adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. As a child, he showed an early interest in electronics and had a summer job at HP at age 13. He later co-founded Apple Computer in 1976 with Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne. Throughout his career, Jobs helped drive innovation at Apple and Pixar with revolutionary products like the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad. He passed away in 2011 after making significant contributions to the technology industry.
● Early Family Background and Created Family Structure
He was Born in San Francisco to his parents Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Schieble. Very soon after he was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. In 1960 at the age of five, his family moved to santa clara valley, better known as Silicon Valley. At the age of ten he began to show a love for electronics, and he quickly befriended engineers in the neighborhood. Although in school he had a very hard time. He resisted authority, misbehaved, and was generally bored. Since he was very ahead of the game from a young age. He had an interest in skipping a few years of grade school, as he wanted to go straight to junior high school to pursue a foreign language. His parent wisly denied him of that. But when the end of grade school came he changed schools. He skipped fifth grade and enrolled in sixth grade at Crittenden Middle School in Mountain View. At the age of 13 Steve gets a summer job from Bill Hewett in the HP factory. ● Personality Characteristics and Areas of Aptitude, Talent, and Interest -Was able to read at a very young age (Toddler) -Had an interest in electronics around age ten -Very smart young man in school ● Major Career/Professional Events and Accomplishments -Summer Job at HP at age 13 -He sold Blue box phones, Free phone calls (illegal) -Attended Reed College -First Job out of college at Atari -April 1 1976 Apple is Incorporated by Steve, Steve Wozniak and Ron wayne ● Personal Life Themes/Beliefs -He did not have any religion -He w as influenced by philosophies of Zen and Buddhism, As he took a long spiritual journey to India during his life. -He did have perfectionist qualities so one of his personal themes was definitely perfection.