American businessman who co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1976, pioneering the personal computer revolution, left the company in 1985, and returned as chief executive in 1997 to lead its recovery through the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad.
Facts
BirthplaceSan Francisco, California, U.S. 1 Defining ContributionCo-founded Apple Computer Company with Steve Wozniak in 1976, then returned as CEO in 1997 after an eleven-year absence and led Apple through the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Companies Founded
Co-founded with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne; Wayne sold his stake within days and is not separately catalogued in this atlas.
Companies Led
Chief executive 1976-1985 and again 1997-2011.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Steve Jobs
Wikipedialead sectionQuote, lead section
A pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, Jobs co-founded Apple Inc. with his early business partner Steve Wozniak as Apple Computer Company in 1976.
1. Wikipedia, Steve Jobs
Wikipedia, Apple Inc.
WikipediaCompanies Founded: Apple Inc., Founding and incorporation sectionQuote, Companies Founded: Apple Inc., Founding and incorporation section
Apple Computer Company was founded as a partnership on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.
Wikipedia, Apple Inc.
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