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Steve Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco, California on February 24, 1955. His birth parents gave him up for adoption and he was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. Paul was a machinist and Clara an accountant. When Steve was five, the family moved to Mountain View, California where Steve went to school and grew up. One of Steve's favorite hobbies growing up was working with electronics in his garage with his dad. Steve was a smart student, but got bored with school. He often played pranks on others, getting into trouble. When he was thirteen, Jobs met eighteen-year-old Steve Wozniak. Wozniak was also into electronics and the two boys became friends. Wozniak wanted his own personal computer and, being the electronics genius he was, he invented his own computer. Jobs was impressed. He said they should start their own company selling the computer and Wozniak agreed. In 1976, they formed the company Apple Computer and called their first computer the Apple I. They began making the computers in Jobs' garage. Jobs was just 21 years old at the time. Wozniak then started working on the next version called the Apple II. Jobs could tell that this was going to be a great product. He sold the idea to some investors convincing them to invest in the company. The Apple II was a great success. The company quickly grew and went public just four years after it started in 1980. In 2007, Apple introduced the iPhone which changed the way phones were used and took the mobile phone market by storm. Jobs became a celebrity and was considered by many to be one of the great innovators of the 2000s. Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011 from pancreatic cancer. He had fought cancer for several years since first being diagnosed in 2003. Interesting Facts about Steve Jobs

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Page 1: Steve Jobs Biography for Kids

Steve Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco, California on February 24, 1955. His birth parents gave him up for adoption and he was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. Paul was a machinist and Clara an accountant. When Steve was five, the family moved to Mountain View, California where Steve went to school and grew up. 

One of Steve's favorite hobbies growing up was working with electronics in his garage with his dad. Steve was a smart student, but got bored with school. He often played pranks on others, getting into trouble. When he was thirteen, Jobs met eighteen-year-old Steve Wozniak. Wozniak was also into electronics and the two boys became friends. 

Wozniak wanted his own personal computer and, being the electronics genius he was, he invented his own computer. Jobs was impressed. He said they should start their own company selling the computer and Wozniak agreed. In 1976, they formed the company Apple Computer and called their first computer the Apple I. They began making the computers in Jobs' garage. Jobs was just 21 years old at the time. 

Wozniak then started working on the next version called the Apple II. Jobs could tell that this was going to be a great product. He sold the idea to some investors convincing them to invest in the company. The Apple II was a great success. The company quickly grew and went public just four years after it started in 1980. 

In 2007, Apple introduced the iPhone which changed the way phones were used and took the mobile phone market by storm. Jobs became a celebrity and was considered by many to be one of the great innovators of the 2000s. 

Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011 from pancreatic cancer. He had fought cancer for several years since first being diagnosed in 2003. 

Interesting Facts about Steve Jobs

Jobs got the name for Apple Computers after spending some time at an apple orchard.

The movie Brave from Disney Pixar was dedicated to Steve Jobs. Ashton Kutcher played the lead role in the 2013 film Jobs. In 2013, Apple sold more than 350,000 iPhones a day. Fortune magazine named him as the "greatest entrepreneur of our time."

Page 2: Steve Jobs Biography for Kids

Steve Paul Jobs nació en San Francisco, California, el 24 de febrero de 1955. Sus padres biológicos le dieron en adopción y que fue adoptado por Paul y Clara Jobs. Paul era un maquinista (operador de máquinas en trenes) y Clara una contadora. Cuando Steve tenía cinco años, la familia se mudó a Mountain View, California, donde Steve fue a la escuela y creció.

Uno de los pasatiempos favoritos de Steve cuando creció era trabajar con electrónicos en el garaje con su papá. Steve era un estudiante inteligente, pero se aburrió con la escuela. A menudo jugaba bromas a los demás, y solía meterse en problemas. Cuando tenía trece años, Jobs conoció a Steve Wozniak de dieciocho. Wozniak también estaba interesado en la electrónica y los dos niños se hicieron amigos.

Wozniak quería que su propio ordenador personal y demostró ser el genio de la electrónica e inventó su propia computadora. Jobs quedo impresionado. Él dijo que deberían iniciar su propia empresa de venta de computadoras y Wozniak acepto. En 1976, formaron la empresa Apple Computer y llamaron a su primera computadora Apple I. Ellos comenzaron a hacer los ordenadores en el garaje de Jobs. Jobs en ese momento solo tenía 21 años de edad.

Wozniak a continuación, comenzó a trabajar en la próxima versión llamada el Apple II. Jobs podría decir que este iba a ser un gran producto. Él vendió la idea a algunos inversores para convencerlos de invertir en la empresa. El Apple II fue un gran éxito. La empresa creció rápidamente y fue reconocida sólo cuatro años después de su inicio en 1980.

En 2007, Apple presentó el iPhone que cambió la forma en que se utilizan los teléfonos y tomó el mercado de la telefonía móvil por sorpresa. Jobs se convirtió en una celebridad y fue considerado por muchos como uno de los grandes innovadores de la década de 2000.

Steve Jobs murió el 5 de octubre de 2011 de cáncer de páncreas. Había combatido el cáncer durante varios años desde que fue diagnosticado en 2003.

Datos interesantes sobre Steve Jobs

• Jobs creo el nombre de Apple Computers, después de pasar algún tiempo en un huerto de manzanas.

• La película Brave de Disney Pixar fue dedicada a Steve Jobs.

• Ashton Kutcher interpretó el papel principal en la película de 2013 ‘’ Jobs’’.

• En 2013, Apple vendió más de 350.000 iPhones al día.

• La revista Fortune lo nombró como el "mayor empresario de nuestro tiempo."