Week 7: Remembering Steve By Rina Sarah

Monday, 31 October 2011

Week 7: Remembering Steve By Rina Sarah

The world bit their last farewell to the Father of Technology Innovation on October 5^th, 2011. The co-founder of Apple and long time CEO, died peacefully at the age of 56 after a tough battle for 7 years with Pancreatic Cancer. Jobs was born in San Francisco, California to Joanne Simpson and a Syrian father. Later on, he was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs from Mountain View, California. Jobs graduated from Homestead High School in Cupertino, California in 1972 and enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Oregon. He dropped out from the college soon after. Jobs went to work with Atari Inc (video games manufacturer) and had become friends with Steve Wozniak, who was a designer for the company. In 1976, Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple Computer in the Jobs family garage and the rest were history.

Steve Jobs left the world with his undying legacy. He built and created a whole different world of technology and unmatched gadgets that no one has ever thought and seen before. His obsession towards technology had turned the world upside down with his witty and incredible inventions. Steve Jobs is not just an inventor, but he is also a pioneer in technology. This is the man who had transformed our way of living with his digital devices. One of the great minds of 21th century has left us. Steve Jobs is truly a man who changed the world and inspired millions of people who dare to dream big.