Steve Jobs

The story, in brief.

Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman, inventor, and investor. A pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, Jobs co-founded Apple with his early business partner Steve Wozniak as Apple Computer Company in 1976. After the company's board of directors fired him in 1985, he founded NeXT the same year and purchased Pixar in 1986, becoming its chairman and majority shareholder until 2007. Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 as CEO, where he was closely involved with the creation and promotion of many of the company's most influential products until his resignation in 2011.

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A life in milestones.

Selected records from Wikidata. Ages are approximate; “c.” marks uncertain dates. This is a starting point for exploration, not a complete life history.

1. 1955
   Life

   Born in San Francisco

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2. 1972~ age 17
   Education

   Reed College

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3. 1985~ age 30
   Recognition

   National Medal of Technology and Innovation

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4. 2010~ age 55
   Recognition

   Financial Times Person of the Year

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5. 2011~ age 56
   Life

   Death

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