Even though Steve Jobs dropped out of college, gave up acid, and was fired from his own company, he still managed to transform the technological world as we know it. He invented the GUI on the iPod and was responsible for most of the design of products like the iMac, iPhone and iPod. Jobs was not only the face of Apple Computers, he was one of the greatest entrepreneurs, inventors and marketers of his time. Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California. His father was from Syria and his mother's name was Joanne Simpson. His parents were unable to care for him, so Jobs was put up for adoption. Paul and Clara Jobs adopted him and took him into their home. Jobs was very bored at school, so to entertain himself, he played pranks. He was bored because his mother had taught him to read before he started school. He was careless until fourth grade, when his teacher gave him candy and money. After finishing high school, he attended Reed College. He dropped out after one semester, but he still took the classes he liked. ““I didn’t see the value in it (college) after six months. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college would help me. As soon as I dropped out of college, I started attending classes that interested me. (Jobs) He left Oregon soon after and returned to California. Here he applied to Atari. His future partner, Steve Wozniak, was also employed here. They both created games for Atari. He founded Apple Computers on April 1, 1976 with Steve Wozniak. they were selling their first product, the Apple I, he was still leading the way in the product unveiling. Jobs was not only the co-founder, he was the chairman and CEO of Apple. In the 1980s, Jobs and Wozniak were doing very well. ...... middle of paper ...... e advertisement. The ad cost a total of $1.7 million and received extreme media coverage. At the end of the advertisement it was written: "On January 24, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you will understand why 1984 will not look like "1984." Job has influenced many people and changed the lives of many people. He changed technology and advanced it by miles. Imagine living in a world without personal computers, iPhones and other Apple devices. , I look in the mirror every morning and ask myself, “If today was the last day of my life, would I want to do what I’m about to do today And every time?” "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something." (Jobs)Works CitedSteve Jobs, http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/stevejobs416877. html,