STEVE JOBS

“I want to put a ding in the universe”  -Steve Jobs

And that he did.  Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California, February 24, 1955 to a couple from University of Wisconsin graduates students. Still nameless, he was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs.  At a young age Steve would work with his father on electronics in the family garage. Paul would show his son how to take apart and reconstruct electronics and this became part of Steve’s hobby instilling him with the confidence that later came to good use. 

Although smart, Steve Jobs was frustrated with formal schooling. Jobs tested well and when administrators wanted to skip him ahead to high school, his parents declined. While in school, Steve met his future partner, Steve Wozniak through a friend. They automatically clicked because they both loved electronics and knew what chips were (which very few people did at the time).  Jobs enrolled to college and dropped out after six month and dropped back in taking creative classes at school for 18 months. 

During Steve’s professional career he recruited John Sculley from Pepsi Cola. Sculley was also the same person to fire Jobs because he believed Jobs was hurting Apple. Since Jobs didn’t really have an official position in Apple, he left in 1985 and bought Pixar for 5 million dollars and later produced popular animated films such as Toy Story, The Incredibles, and Finding Nemo. 

Steve Jobs personal life normally remained private. In 2009, rumors spread about his weight loss relating to any health issue and his responses would be that he was dealing with hormonal imbalances. In 2011, Steve Jobs died after battling a long battle with pancreatic cancer.