Steve Jobs - The Silicon Valley Pioneer

Steve also established successful entrepreneurial ventures like 'Pixar Animation Studio' and 'Next'. Pixar, the creator of award winning films 'Tiny Toy' and 'Toy Story', was known as the number one animation studio in the US (Refer Exhibit II). The operating system that Steve created at Next was acclaimed as a revolutionary development by the software industry. Not surprisingly, Steve earned many awards for the services he rendered to the computer hardware and software industry. He received the National Medal for Technology in 1985 and The Jefferson Award for Public Service in 1987. He was named the Entrepreneur of the Decade in 1989 by Inc magazine. He was also placed 39th on the Advertising Age 'Top 100 Advertising People' list.

Born on February 24, 1955, Steve was the adopted son of Paul and Clara Jobs (based in Mountain View, California, US). As a child, Steve was a bundle of curiosity. A machinist by trade, Paul taught Steve the basics of electronics. This laid the foundation of Steve's deep affinity for the subject. In late 1950's Steve met Larry Lang who had recently moved into the neighborhood. Larry Lang was an engineer working with Hewlett Packard and also a ham radio operator.¹ Steve learned a lot about electronics and other things from his new friend. By working with 'heathkits,'² Steve learnt how electronic gadgets were built...