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1955
Steven Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California -
1972
Passed high school and enrolled in Reed College, but dropped out 6 months in so he could pursue creative classes -
1973
His first move perfessionally was a technician at Arti Inc. in Los Gatos, California -
1976
Along with Wozniak he founded Apple Computer Company -
1986
He bought the Graphics Group (later renamed Pixar) from Lucasfilm's computer graphics division. ‘Toy Story’ was the first animation film that was released after the acquirement. -
1996
He returned to his own co-founded company as a de facto chief in the company and was formally named interim chief executive. -
2000
He became the permanent CEO of Apple, -
2001
The company sortied into the world of music with the introduction of iPod, iTunes digital music software and iTunes Store. -
2002
With Disney’s purchase of Pixar, he became the largest shareholder of Walt Disney Company with approximately 7% of the company’s stock. -
2007
he forayed into cellular phone business with the launch of iPhone and rest as they say is history.