Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California. He lived with his adoptive family in Mountain View, California, within the area that would later become known as Silicon Valley ...

Short Biography of Steve Jobs Youth. Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California. His unwed biological parents, Joanne... Apple's origins. Woz, whose interest in electronics had grown stronger, was regularly attending meetings of a group of... Apple II Forever. ...

Steve Jobs (Feb 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman and inventor who played a key role in the success of Apple computers and the development of revolutionary new technology such as the iPod, iPad and MacBook.

Steve Jobs Founding of Apple. Jobs was raised by adoptive parents in Cupertino, California, located in what is now known as Silicon... Insanely great. During that same period, Jobs was heading the most important project in the company’s history. In 1979... NeXT and Pixar. Jobs quickly started ...