Steven Paul Jobs Wiki Wikipedia Biography :
02-25-2014
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Steven Paul Jobs (born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California, United States) was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor. He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. Jobs also co-founded and served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios and he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006. In 1985, Jobs left Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. He was credited in Toy Story (1995) as an executive producer. He served as CEO and majority shareholder until Disney's purchase of Pixar in 2006.
In 1996, after Apple had failed to deliver its operating system, Copland, Gil Amelio turned to NeXT Computer, and it became the starting step to foundation of the Mac OS X. Jobs returned to Apple as an advisor, and took control of the company as an interim CEO. Jobs brought Apple back to profitability by 1998. As the new CEO of the company, Jobs oversaw the development of the iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, and iPad, and on the services side, the company's Apple Retail Stores, iTunes Store and the App Store. The success of these products and services provided several years of stable financial returns, and propelled Apple to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company in 2011.
In 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with a pancreas neuroendocrine tumor. Though it was initially treated, he reported a hormone imbalance, underwent a liver transplant in 2009, and appeared progressively thinner as his health declined. On medical leave for most of 2011, Jobs resigned in August that year, and was elected Chairman of the Board. He died of respiratory arrest related to the tumor on October 5, 2011.
Jobs received a number of honours and public recognition for his influence in the technology and music industries. He has been referred to as "legendary", a "futurist" and a "visionary", and has been described as the "Father of the Digital Revolution", a "master of innovation", "the master evangelist of the digital age", and a "design perfectionist".
Native name:
Steven Paul Jobs
Born:
February 24, 1955
San Francisco, California, US
Died:
October 5, 2011 (aged 56)
Palo Alto, California, US
Residence
Palo Alto, California, US
Citizenship
American
Education
Alma mater: Reed College (dropped out)
Occupation
Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, Apple Inc.
Co-founder and CEO, Pixar
Founder and CEO, NeXT Inc.
Years active
1974–2011
Spouse(s)
Laurene Powell (1991–2011; his death)
Children
Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Eve Jobs
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