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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was an American industrial designer, media proprietor, entrepreneur, and investor. Steve Jobs was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple.

Early life

Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955. He was born in  San Francisco, California, United States. Likewise, Steve Paul Jobs was adopted by Paul Reinhold and Clara Jobs, and his biological parents were Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Carole Schieble.

His zodiac sign is Pisces. He is American and he is also a Christian boy. Jobs was exposed to the world of mechanics ever since a young age. Dismantling and rebuilding electronic devices in the family garage he spends more time with his father. Additionally, the little boy’s tenacity and mechanical prowess.

Moreover, he enrolled at Reed College but dropped out of the same in a time after passing high school in 1972, frame of six months to pursue creative classes, including a calligraphy course.

Death

Apple Inc., Co-founder Steve Jobs died at the age of  56 years old after battling pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, a rare form of pancreatic cancer.
He died on October 5, 2011, in Palo Alto, California, United States

Career

 In 1973 his first professional move was that of a technician at Atari, Inc. in Los Gatos, California. Jobs went to India in mid-1974, for spiritual enlightenment to meet Neem Karoli Baba.

Unfortunately, the Baba died before he could meet Neem Karoli Baba and after a brief hiatus of about seven months. Later on, for the arcade video game Breakout Jobs returned to Atari to create a circuit board.

In 1976, he founded ‘The Apple Computer Company’ along with Wozniak. Likewise, the company mainly aimed at selling circuit boards. The same year, the Apple I computer was invented by  Wozniak.
From his own founded company, the difference of opinion between him and the company’s CEO John Sculley led to Jobs resigning in 1985.  Later on, he founded NeXT Inc. in the same year. The company was famous for especially its object-oriented software development system and its technical strengths.
From Lucasfilm’s computer graphics division, he bought The Graphics Group (later renamed Pixar) In 1986. Likewise, ‘Toy Story’ was the first animated film released after the acquisition. Apple iMac was introduced to the world in 1998. Thus,  it was the direct result of his return to Apple.

More about his career

Moreover, he became the permanent CEO of Apple in 2000, adopting the title, of CEO. As the company soon branched out bringing about improved digital appliances History was in the making.
In 2001, with the introduction of the iPod, iTunes digital music software, and iTunes Store the company sortied into the world of music. Moreover, the device was an instant hit. additionally, it enhanced the sales and reputation of the company by leaps and bounds.
He forayed into the cellular phone business in 2007, with the launch of the iPhone, and the rest as they say is history. The iPhone revolutionized the way the world looked towards a cellular device with its multi-touch display, mobile browser, and in-built iPod. He launched the iPhone 4.
In 2010, which was a sleeker model than its successors and included enhanced features like a five-megapixel camera, and a secondary front-facing camera with 4G capability. Moreover, the iPhone 4S was released including Siri in 2011, which means a virtual assistant that is capable of voice recognition.
Steve Jobs

Caption. Steve Jobs introduced his product. Source: ANSA.

Net Worth 2023

Steve Jobs’s net worth was $745 million. He luxuriously spends his life.

There are no updated records of his brand endorsements.

Personal Life

Steve Jobs is a married man. He is married to Chrisann Brennan. The couple had a kid together named  Lisa Brennan Jobs. Later on, on March 18, 1991, he tied the knot with Laurene Powell. The couple had three children – a son, Reed, and two daughters, Erin and Eve.

Moreover, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer In 2003. On October 5, 2011, he died cause of pancreatic cancer. He was buried in an unmarked grave the only non-denominational cemetery in Palo Alto at Alta Mesa Memorial Park.

Body Measurements

Steve Jobs had a height of  6 feet 2 inches. He weighs approximately 70 Kg. Furthermore, he had gray hair and brown eyes. Additionally, the information about his shoe size, dress size, and chest size is not given.

Social Media

Furthermore, he had got 52.8k followers on his Instagram account. On Twitter, he had got 53.1k followers. He was active on Facebook and got 52k followers there.