Steve Jobs
1955-2011 · American · Digital Age
Known for: Co-founder of Apple who revolutionized computing, phones, and music
Adopted, dropped out of Reed, traveled India, co-founded Apple at 21. Fired 1985, founded NeXT, bought Pixar, returned 1997 to create iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad.
Perfectionist, bully, visionary. Zen Buddhist who delayed cancer treatment. Most loved and feared in Silicon Valley.
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