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Steve Jobs

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Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs ( February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur, marketer,[ and inventor, who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. Through Apple, he is widely recognized as a charismatic and design-driven pioneer of the personal computer revolution and for his influential career in the computer and consumer electronics fields, transforming "one industry after another, from computers and smartphones to music and movies." Jobs also co-founded and served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, when Disney acquired Pixar. Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's mouse-driven graphical user interface, which led to the creation of the Apple Lisa and, a year later, the Macintosh. He also played a role in introducing the LaserWriter, one of the first widely available laser printers, to the market. After a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985, Jobs left Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. In 1986, he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm, which was spun off as Pixar. He was credited in Toy Story (1995) as an executive producer. He served as CEO and majority shareholder until Disney's purchase of Pixar in 2006. In 1996, after Apple had failed to deliver its operating system, Copland, Gil Amelio turned to NeXT Computer, and the NeXTSTEP platform became the foundation for the Mac OS X. Jobs returned to Apple as an advisor, and took control of the company as an interim CEO. Jobs brought Apple from near bankruptcy to profitability by 1998. As the new CEO of the company, Jobs oversaw the development of the iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, and iPad, and on the services side, the company's Apple Retail Stores, iTunes Store and the App Store. The success of these products and services provided several years of stable financial returns, and propelled Apple to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company in 2011. The reinvigoration of the company is regarded by many commentators as one of the greatest turnarounds in business history. In 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with a pancreas neuroendocrine tumor. Though it was initially treated, he reported a hormone imbalance, underwent a liver transplant in 2009, and appeared progressively thinner as his health declined. On medical leave for most of 2011, Jobs resigned in August that year, and was elected Chairman of the Board. He died of respiratory arrest related to the tumor on October 5, 2011. Jobs received a number of honors and public recognition for his influence in the technology and music industries. He has been referred to as "legendary", a "futurist" and a "visionary", and has been described as the "Father of the Digital Revolution," a "master of innovation," "the master evangelist of the digital age" and a "design perfectionist."

Born

San Francisco, California, USA on 24th February 1955

Died

5th October 2011

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History 101
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NHK WORLD PRIME
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The Defiant Ones
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Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet
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Face to Face
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The Pixar Story
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Unity
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Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
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Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippy
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Fog City Mavericks
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Time Bomb Y2K
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Steve Jobs: One Last Thing
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The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires
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General Magic
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Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview
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iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World
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Video Games: The New Masters of the World
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The Way Steve Jobs Changed the World
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Little Blue Box
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All Things Digital: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
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史蒂夫·乔布斯:人生简史
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Steve Jobs: iGenius
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In Search of Excellence
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NeXtstep Release 3: A Demonstration with Steve Jobs
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A Brief History Of The PC
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