Steve Jobs
Name:
Steven Paul Jobs
Born: February 24, 1955, Los Altos, California, USA
Death: October 5, 2011
Computer related contributions
- Co-Founder and former CEO of the Apple company.
- Founder of NeXT Computer.
- Owner of Pixar.
- Member of the board of directors of the Walt Disney Company in 2006.
- Inventor or co-inventor of 342 US Patents relating to computers and portable devices.
- Spearheaded the advent of the iPod, iTunes, iPhone, and iPad while CEO of Apple.
Publications
- Steve Jobs
- I, Steve: Steve Jobs in His Own Words
- iCon
Awards and honors
- Awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1984.
- Named most powerful person in business in Fortune Magazine November 27, 2007.
- Inducted into the California Hall of Fame on December 5, 2007.
- Named The Person of the Year in the Financial Times December 2010.
Quotes
"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
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