
The Genesis of Apple
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The Genesis of Apple
It’s only tting that the tale of Apple begins in the fruit orchards of the Santa
Clara Valley just as it was taking on its new name, Silicon Valley. Like many
boys in his neighborhood at the time, Stephen Gary Wozniak (born August
11, 1950) was enthusiastic about electronics. Inspired by Tom Swift books
and his father, who was an engineer at Lockheed, Wozniak began tinkering
at an early age. At Homestead High School in Cupertino, he demonstrated
his wizardry in an electronics course taught by John McCollum. Beginning
in 1968, Wozniak studied electrical engineering for several semesters at
the ...