Steve Jobs Biography: Age, Height, Birthday, Family, Net Worth

Steve Jobs Biography: Born on February 24, 1955, Steven Paul Jobs began his career in technology in 1976 with his business partner and namesake, Steve Wozniak. The duo founded Apple, a company now worth two trillion dollars. Jobs was a formidable force in the technology industry. Even when the company was on the verge of bankruptcy, his inventions, designs, and investments facilitated its success. He was a brilliant futurist who revolutionised the use of computers by taking many steps into the future.

Steve Jobs Birthday

The date of Steven Paul Jobs’ birth is February 24, 1955. His birthplace is San Francisco, California, and Paul and Clara Jobs adopted him as an infant. Joanne Carole Schieble, his birth mother, was of American, German, and Swiss descent. In contrast, his biological father, Abdulfattah Jandali, was Syrian. Jobs therefore has American, German, Swiss, and Syrian ancestry. His interest in electronics was inspired by observing his adoptive father work and “build almost anything.” In middle school, he was a loner who frequently got in trouble with authority figures. However, due to his intelligence, he skipped the fifth grade.

Even after transferring to new schools, he continued to be bullied. Jobs attended Homestead High School in 1968, and by 1971 he was enrolled in Stanford University’s Freshman English classes. He enrolled at Reed College in September 1972. Jobs dropped out of Reed College after one semester because he deemed the education unnecessary. However, he audited some classes, including Calligraphy, which he attributes to the design of Mac’s typefaces. Jobs maintained communication with his high school friend Steve Wozniak. Wozniak had completed the design of the Apple I computer by March 1976. In April 1976, Jobs, Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded Apple Computer Company in Jobs’ parents’ garage after deciding to sell the company.

That year, Jobs and Wozniak produced 200 Apple I computers. The company quickly received the necessary attention and funding. In April 1977, the Apple II was introduced at the West Coast Computer Faire by both partners. This computer was mass-produced and extremely successful; consequently, Jobs’ wealth grew exponentially. In 1978, he had a net worth of $250 million and was included on Forbes’ list of the wealthiest individuals. He introduced Macintosh at Apple’s annual shareholder meeting on January 24, 1984. Jobs submitted his resignation letter to the Apple Board in September 1985, following a dispute with the board over Macintosh. Then, he invests $7 million in a new company, NeXT.

Jobs was running out of money with NeXT until Ross Perot, a billionaire, invested in the company. The NeXT computer was introduced to the world in 1988. However, the ‘NeXT Workstation’ was made available for purchase in 1990, but at $9,999, it was prohibitively expensive. Apple acquired NeXT for $427 million in 1996, leaving Jobs as the permanent CEO of Apple Inc. Jobs introduced the iMac, iPod, iTunes, and other products upon his return to Apple. He introduced the iPhone on June 29, 2007. Jobs was diagnosed with cancer in October 2003, and despite having the pancreatic tumour removed in 2004, it returned in 2006. Jobs quit Apple in August 2011 and continued to work for the company until his death in October 2011. His wife, Laurene Powell, whom he married in 1991, his four children, and other relatives survived him.

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Steve Jobs Net Worth, Height

Name	Steven Paul Jobs
Nickname	Steve
Birth date	February 24, 1955
Death date	October 5, 2011 (age 56)
Zodiac Sign	Pisces
Height	6′ 2″
Net Worth	$10.2 million

Steve Jobs Biography: 5 SURPRISING FACTS

Jobs sought spiritual illumination and was a Zen Buddhist.

Jobs was credited as the executive producer of the 1995 film “Toy Story” after funding Pixar.

As a result of Disney’s $7.4 billion all-stock acquisition of Pixar, Jobs became Disney’s largest shareholder with seven percent of the company’s stock.

Jobs served on the board of directors for Gap Inc.

Jobs experimented with LSD and described the experience as the most subliminal of his life.