History of Steve Jobs (Full Documentary)
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Key moments
Growing Up
Steve Jobs is born and adopted.
The Jobs family moves to Mountain View, California, later known as "Silicon Valley."
Jobs develops an interest in electronics through his father's hobby.
Jobs attends Homestead High School and meets Steve Wozniak.
Jobs sees his first computer at age twelve and knows he wants to work with them.
Jobs works a summer job at Hewlett-Packard.
Jobs and Wozniak start a business selling "blue boxes" that allow free long-distance calls.
Jobs works at Atari and saves money for a trip to India.
Jobs spends seven months in India exploring his spirituality.
Jobs returns to Atari and works on the game Breakout with Wozniak.
Creating Apple
Jobs and Wozniak attend Homebrew Computer Club meetings, leading to the development of the Apple I computer.
Apple Computer is founded in Jobs's garage.
Jobs secures investment for Apple from Mike Markkula.
The Apple II is released and becomes a success.
Apple goes public, making Jobs a millionaire.
The Apple III is released but faces technical problems.
IBM enters the personal computer market, challenging Apple's dominance.
John Sculley is hired as Apple's CEO.
Apple develops its first Graphical User Interface computer, inspired by Xerox PARC.
The Macintosh project is launched, with Jobs joining in 1981.
The Macintosh is released to critical acclaim but faces initial software limitations.
Tensions rise between Jobs and Sculley over the Macintosh's pricing and Apple's direction.
Sculley strips Jobs of his responsibilities for the Macintosh team.
Jobs resigns from Apple and founds NeXT Inc.
Jobs' Exit
Jobs founds NeXT Inc. and later invests in Pixar.
Pixar's Toy Story, with Jobs as executive producer, becomes a critical and commercial success.
Jobs takes Pixar public, becoming a billionaire.
Jobs reconciles with Chrisann Brennan and their daughter, Lisa.
Jobs connects with his biological mother and sister, Mona Simpson.
Jobs meets Laurene Powell, his future wife.
NeXT faces financial struggles and transitions to a software-only company.
Jobs' Return
Apple faces declining sales and competition from Microsoft Windows.
Apple acquires NeXT, bringing Jobs back to the company.
Jobs becomes Apple's CEO and terminates several projects.
Jobs introduces the iMac, revitalizing Apple's image and boosting sales.
Apple opens its first retail stores.
Apple enters the mobile device market with the iPod.
Apple launches the iTunes music store.
Jobs is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Apple's Revival
Apple transitions to Intel-based Macs.
Apple's market cap surpasses Dell's.
Disney acquires Pixar, making Jobs Disney's largest shareholder.
Apple enters the smartphone market with the iPhone.
Jobs takes a medical leave of absence and undergoes a liver transplant.
Jobs returns to Apple and unveils the iPad.
Jobs' Final Act
Jobs takes a third medical leave of absence.
Apple introduces iCloud.
Jobs resigns as Apple's CEO and is succeeded by Tim Cook.
Jobs dies at his home in Palo Alto.
Apple and the world mourn the loss of a tech visionary.
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