Steve Jobs Biography and Wiki [Updated]

Who is Steve Jobs? Steve Jobs was one of the founders of Apple. The businessman was one of the most revolutionary people of the last century.

Steve Jobs‘ ability to create was fundamental for Apple to have a competitive advantage over the competition, mainly due to the investment made in personal computers at a time when such an idea was on the way.

His model of seeing and working with the technologies that were emerging in the 60s, 70s and 80s directly influenced countless modern equipment, which made him become a reference in the field.

Steve is also remembered for his work at other companies such as Pixar and NeXT.

The businessman is considered one of the most respected people in the technology field, being placed alongside figures like billionaire Bill Gates. Furthermore, he was one of the richest men in the world.

Steve Jobs Profile

Full name:	Steven Paul Jobs
Birth:	02/24/1955
Birth Place:	San Francisco, United States
Death Date:	10/05/2011
Children:	4
Nationality:	American
Fortune:	$7 billion (2011)
Known as:	Steve Jobs
Official site:	https://www.apple.com/

Biography of Steve Jobs

Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, United States.

Due to the lack of financial conditions of his biological parents, he was adopted by a family in the San Francisco area. His adoptive father was a mechanic. As a teenager, Steve spent some of his time designing cars and was interested in technology.

Such passions influenced Jobs to choose a course related to the field of computing. However, six months after entering college, Steve Jobs’ training was interrupted, by his own choice.

His goal was to dedicate his time to personal projects, in addition to learning about personal beliefs. It was during this period that Jobs met Steve Wozniak, who later became an electronics engineer and computer programmer, as well as a co-founder of Apple.

Young people liked technology and together they created the Blue Box, a device aimed at long-distance calls. What started as a joke between friends became the duo’s first business.

In the 1970s, Jobs got his first job as a designer for Atari. However, he did not stay long in the position and, a few months later, he left on a spiritual journey to India.

Apple inventor

After his trip to India, Jobs returned to the United States and decided to set up his own business. So, in 1976, Steve Jobs founded Apple along with Steve Wozniak.

Apple managed to be the first company to succeed in the manufacture of personal computers, developing products that were sales success.

The group’s first big deal was the Apple II, one of the most successful general-purpose computers in history.

As the company grew, the first major relationship problems began to appear. Jobs was removed from the group in the early 1980s. During his time away from the group, Jobs worked in new businesses, such as NeXT and Pixar.

In 1997, NeXT was purchased by Apple. In the process, Steve returned as CEO of Apple. He held the position until 2011, when he stepped down for health reasons.

Until 2011, Jobs was largely responsible for making the brand reach the top of the technology market. Applying new style concepts and developing the company’s branding, Apple became a world reference.

It was during his tenure that devices such as the iPod, iPhone and iPad appeared. It was also during this period that they launched iCloud.

Apple started to invest more relevantly in other forms of profitability, such as wearables (Airpods, Apple Watch), Apple TV and others.

Pixar

Steve Jobs also had a huge stake in the animation studio Pixar, known for films like Toy Story, The Incredibles, Cars and Monsters S&A.

The entrepreneur bought the group in 1986, and remained at the head of the business for 20 years. During this period, the studio invested in new technologies for its animations and became a reference in the area.

In 2006, without the presence of the entrepreneur in the company’s body, the studio merged with Disney.

In the 1980s, Steve Jobs created NeXT, also known as Next Computer, a software manufacturing company.

One of Jobs’s main contributions to the company was the development of an operating system released in 1988 called NeXTStep.

In 1997, Apple acquired the company and Jobs returned to occupy the position of CEO within the company.

Steve Jobs Death

In 2003, Steve Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The entrepreneur avoided treating cancer with conventional medicine, preferring to resort to oriental medicine solutions.

With the aggravation of the condition, Jobs had an operation in 2004 and got rid of the cancer. However, the disease returned a few years later, in 2006.

Over the years, the situation got worse, until the entrepreneur decided to abstain from work to exclusively take care of his illness. At that time, Tim Cook was chosen to take his place on a temporary basis.

The entrepreneur’s battle with cancer lasted until October 5, 2011, when Steve Jobs died of the disease.

Steve Jobs in the movies

Since Steve Jobs is among the most respected businessmen of all time, and under his management Apple had the greatest economic growth in its history, he became a great reference in the area of technology.

Steve Jobs phrases are, to this day, used as a guide for new entrepreneurs and inspire those who want to become leaders.

Due to his authority as a leader and entrepreneur, Steve’s trajectory has already been portrayed in films, books and documentaries.

The movie Steve Jobs (2015) is the most famous about the trajectory of the entrepreneur. The work was written by Aaron Sorkin, and won the Golden Globe for best screenplay. The film also had nominations for categories such as: supporting actress and best actor.

In addition to these media, Steve Jobs is referenced in several series, films and animations. In them, he is always remembered as a great icon of technology.