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Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955), usually referred to as "Steve Jobs" or simply "Jobs," is currently the CEO of Apple Computer and is a leading figure in both the computer and entertainment industries. He co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in 1976. Jobs helped popularize the concept of the personal computer with the Apple II, and was one of the first to see the commercial potential of the GUI and mouse. He oversaw the integration of these technologies into the Apple Macintosh. He has also led Apple Computer through its recent resurgence.
Jobs has also been the Chairman and CEO of Pixar Animation Studios since its inception.http://www.pixar.com/companyinfo/history/1986.html Pixar is an independent film production company that has produced acclaimed animated shorts and features such as The Incredibles and Toy Story. It was recently acquired by The Walt Disney Company for $7.4 billion in stock. The transaction has made Jobs Disney's largest individual shareholder and has given him a seat on Disney's board of directors.
Early years
Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California to an American mother and a Syrian father—Joanne Carole Schieble and Abdulfattah John Jandali, a graduate student who later became a political science professor at St. Norbert College. One week after birth, Jobs was put up for adoption by his unmarried mother, who was also in graduate school. He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California. They gave him the name Steven Paul Jobs. His natural parents later married and gave birth to Jobs' sister, the novelist Mona Simpson, whom Jobs did not meet until they were adults. The marriage of his natural parents ended in divorce years later. In his June 2005 commencement speech at Stanford, Jobs talked about his natural parents without naming them; Fredric Alan Maxwell released their names to the public in November 2005. Jobs dislikes hearing the "adoptive parents" appellation applied to Paul and Clara Jobs and refers to them as his only parents. More on [ Steve Jobs ]
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Pixar About Us - Meet the Execs - Official biography of the co-founder of Pixar.
Salon Directory - Articles.
Salon.com: The once and future Steve Jobs - Excerpts from Alan Deutschman's biography, The Second Coming of Steve Jobs.
Smithsonian Oral and Video Histories: Steve Jobs - Excerpts from an Oral History Interview with Steve Jobs.
Steve Jobs - Wikipedia - Biography from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: brief history, business ventures, quotes, and links.
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