Inventor, icon, genius. Steve Jobs gave Silicon Valley its identity. Sparked an "i" craze and maybe unbelievable portable.
1976
Jobs, a college dropout, teams up with a friend to build the world‘s first Apple computer in his California garage.
1984
The Macintosh is unveiled, redefining the personal computer.
1985
The unthinkable. Jobs is fired and starts a new computer company NeXT.
1997
Jobs returns as Apple CEO.
2000
Apple names him permanent CEO. Black turtleneck and wire glasses--his trademark image as a leader.
2001
The music industry forever change with the iPod, iTunes follows. Billions of songs are downloaded.
2007
Jobs captures the world’s attention again with the iPhone. They make an app for everything.
2010
The iPad. Jobs latest creation, the fast-selling technological device ever.
August 2011
An announcement: Jobs resigning as chief executive.
Now, no longer CEO, but forever the face of Apple.
