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STEVE JOBS

1955–2011

US inventor, designer, and investor Steve Jobs was the cofounder of Apple, Inc., and a pioneer of the personal computer age. His many groundbreaking products, which include the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, revolutionized music, mobile communication, and media and are considered the blueprint for modern computer technology.

Steven Paul Jobs was adopted as an infant and raised in the area of California that later became known as Silicon Valley. At 13, a mutual friend introduced him to 18-year-old Stephen Wozniak, and the pair bonded over a shared love of electronics. Jobs dropped out ...

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