-
Born
Steve Jobs is born to two graduate students and given up for adoption. ("Steven Paul Jobs") -
Summer job at HP
At age 13, Steve Jobs calls Bob Hewitt and gets an internship at the HP factory. This sparks Job's interest in electronics and leads him to begin experimenting with his father in their family garage. (Moisscot) -
Introduced to Steve Wozinak
Steve Jobs meets a nearby neighbor, Steve Wozinak, through a mutual friend. They both share a love for electronics and practical jokes. Wozinak later becomes Job's business partner and helps him with the creative aspects of their company (Moisscot.) -
Apple 1 Introduced
Wozinak and Steve show the early Apple 1 board at the Homebrew Computer Club. Each will be sold for $666.66 and earn Apple over $774,000. Such success motivates Jobs and Wozinak to create the Apple II three years later. ("Steven Paul Jobs"). -
Apple Computer Inc.
Apple Computer Inc. is incorporated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne. Apple will later become one of the most well known and successful technological companies in the world. ("Steven Paul Jobs") -
Introduction of Apple II
Apple makes a huge sensation at the West Coast Computer Faire with a prototype Apple II.The Apple II becomes the first mass-market personal computer, with impressive sales around the US. Apple becomes a symbol of the personal computing revolution. It increased sales by 700% bringing in 139 million. ("Steven Paul Jobs"). -
Apple goes public
Apple goes public, increasing Steve Jobs' net worth from dozens of millions of dollars to over $200 million. (Moiscott.) -
IPod Mini Introduced
Steve unveils the iPod mini and the iLife suite at Macworld. The iPod mini will soon become the world's best-selling MP3 player and truly establish Apple as a consumer electronics powerhouse. (Moiscott.) -
IPad Introduced
After months of wild rumors, Steve Jobs unveils iPad, 'the biggest thing Apple's ever done'. The tablet runs the same operating system as iPhone. (Moiscott) The release of the Ipad brought in 6 billion dollars in just three months, revolutionizing technology used in schools (K-12). (Ogg) -
Steve Jobs Dies
"Steve Jobs touched so many people because he dared to be different, he was unconventional, he was brilliant, and that, combined with his uncompromising nature, resulted in a company whose products had no peer," says Mary Ann Liebert, CEO and Publisher. "Very few of us know anyone like that personally, and when he died, a hero and a magician was gone." (Falvey).
World leaders, including Barack Obama are paying tribute to Jobs, along with Sony, Google, and Microsoft. (Young)
