Steve Jobs

Born: 1955-02-24

Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs ( February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur, marketer,[ and inventor, who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. Through Apple, he is widely recognized as a charismatic and design-driven pioneer of the personal computer revolution and for his influential career in the computer and consumer electronics fields, transforming "one industry after another, from computers and smartphones to music and movies." Jobs also co-founded and served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, when Disney acquired Pixar. Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's mouse-driven graphical user interface, which led to the creation of the Apple Lisa and, a year later, the Macintosh. He also played a role in introducing the LaserWriter, one of the first widely available laser printers, to the market. After a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985, Jobs left Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. In 1986, he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm, which was spun off as Pixar. He was credited in Toy Story (1995) as an executive producer. He served as CEO and majority shareholder until Disney's purchase of Pixar in 2006. In 1996, after Apple had failed to deliver its operating system, Copland, Gil Amelio turned to NeXT Computer, and the NeXTSTEP platform became the foundation for the Mac OS X. Jobs returned to Apple as an advisor, and took control of the company as an interim CEO. Jobs brought Apple from near bankruptcy to profitability by 1998. As the new CEO of the company, Jobs oversaw the development of the iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, and iPad, and on the services side, the company's Apple Retail Stores, iTunes Store and the App Store. The success of these products and services provided several years of stable financial returns, and propelled Apple to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company in 2011. The reinvigoration of the company is regarded by many commentators as one of the greatest turnarounds in business history. In 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with a pancreas neuroendocrine tumor. Though it was initially treated, he reported a hormone imbalance, underwent a liver transplant in 2009, and appeared progressively thinner as his health declined. On medical leave for most of 2011, Jobs resigned in August that year, and was elected Chairman of the Board. He died of respiratory arrest related to the tumor on October 5, 2011. Jobs received a number of honors and public recognition for his influence in the technology and music industries. He has been referred to as "legendary", a "futurist" and a "visionary", and has been described as the "Father of the Digital Revolution," a "master of innovation," "the master evangelist of the digital age" and a "design perfectionist."


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Unity

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Released: 2015-08-12

Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none...

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The Pixar Story

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Released: 2007-08-28

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and...

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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

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Released: 2015-08-07

When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who...

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General Magic

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Released: 2019-05-09

A tale of how the great vision and epic failure of General Magic, the "greatest dead company in...

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Time Bomb Y2K

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Released: 2023-03-03

As the clock counted down to the the 21st century, the world faced a potential technological...

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Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

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Released: 2015-12-10

Retrospective looking at the revolutionary computer-animated feature film Toy Story.

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Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview

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Released: 2012-05-11

In a television interview filmed in 1995, Steve Jobs talks frankly about his early life,...

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Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippy

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Released: 2011-12-14

Broadly considered a brand that inspires fervour and defines cool consumerism, Apple has become...

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Steve Jobs: One Last Thing

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Released: 2011-11-02

Through interviews with colleagues and others who knew the creative genius whose innovations...

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Fog City Mavericks

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Released: 2007-10-24

Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary...

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Video Games: The New Masters of the World

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Released: 2016-11-15

In thirty years, the video game has conquered an increasingly wide audience. Drawing on the...

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The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires

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Released: 1996-06-22

It happened more or less by accident; the people who made it happen were amateurs; and for the...

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The Way Steve Jobs Changed the World

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Released: 2011-10-09

An examination of the career and influence of the American business leader and technology innovator.

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Steve Jobs: iGenius

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Released: 2012-10-10

Steve Jobs was the modern day Thomas Edison! From his ground breaking i-phones, i-pads and...

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Little Blue Box

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Released: 2015-11-04

Some 1960s hackers known as phone phreaks found a way to avoid long-distance charges. Two of...

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In Search of Excellence

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Released: 1985-01-16

In Search of Excellence is one of the all time classic training films. Case studies from Disney,...

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NHK WORLD PRIME

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First aired: 2017-10-07

NHK WORLD PRIME brings you a world of mainly documentaries, and more. Tune in to see special...

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Mr. Robot

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First aired: 2015-06-24

A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from...

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The Defiant Ones

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First aired: 2017-07-09

A four-part documentary series that tells the stories of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre -- one the son...

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History 101

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First aired: 2020-05-22

Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs,...

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Face to Face

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First aired: 2014-01-23

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Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet

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First aired: 1998-11-25

Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet is a 1998 three hour American PBS documentary film...

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