Steve Jobs: Remembering the Life and Work of Creative Genius

Steven Paul Jobs (Steve Jobs) was born in February 24, 1955 at San Francisco, California, U.S. He was an American computer entrepreneur, inventor, co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc. Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios, becoming a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney. He was credited in Toy Story (1995) as an executive producer.

Apple Steve Jobs Awards and Honors

Jobs was awarded the National Medal of Technology by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 with Steve Wozniak (among the first people to ever receive the honor), and a Jefferson Award for Public Service in the category "Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under" (also known as the Samuel S. Beard Award) in 1987.

On November 27, 2007, Jobs was named the most powerful person in business by Fortune Magazine. On December 5, 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver inducted Jobs into the California Hall of Fame, located at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts.

In August 2009, Jobs was selected as the most admired entrepreneur among teenagers in a survey by Junior Achievement. On November 5, 2009, Jobs was named the CEO of the decade by Fortune Magazine. In September 2011, Jobs was ranked No.17 on Forbes: The World's Most Powerful People. In December 2010, the Financial Times named Jobs its person of the year for 2010.

Steve Jobs with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (left) in the 1970s. Photo: AP

Apple Steve Jobs Death and Lose of a Creative Genius

On October 5, 2011 Steven Jobs family announced that he has peacefully passed away due to pancreatic cancer. Apple released a separate statement saying:

We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts.

Statements reacting to Jobs' death were released by several notable people, including U.S. President Barack Obama, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and The Walt Disney Company's Bob Iger. Wired collected reactions and posted them in tribute on their homepage. Other statements of condolences were issued by the likes of Steven Spielberg, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Wozniak and George Lucas.

A Pictorial Remembering the Life and Work of Creative Genius CEO

Lets have a look at this beutifull pictorial about Apple Steve Jobs, Remembering his Life and Work Contribution as one of the world's most Creative Genius CEOs:

iBook introduction (1 May 2001)

iPod Introduction 2001

Ron Johnson, Tim Cook, Steve Jobs and Fred Anderson Introducing Apple's retail stores (15 May 2001)

With Jony Ive and the iMac G4

Nike+iPod event (23 May 2006)

Meeting with Tony Blair at Cisco, Jul 30, 2006

2007 Nobel Prize (10 Dec 2007)

iPhone launch day (29 Jun 2007)

iPhone SDK introduction (6 Mar 2008)

WWDC 2008 (9 May 2008)

79th Academy Awards (25 Feb 2007)

Dinner with President Obama (17 Feb 2011)

iPad 2 introduction (2 Mar 2011)

iPhone 4 introduction @WWDC 2010 (7 Jun 2010)

Steve Jobs back on stage to introduce iCloud @WWDC 2011 (6 Jun 2011)

Mac Team

Steve Jobs with Apple (famous one)

Steve receives the National Technology Medal from President Reagan

With Adobe founders John Warnock and Charles Geschke

Steve Jobs with Young Bill Gates

Steve Jobs and Whole Mac Team

Steve Jobs and his daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Steve Jobs at Seybold 1989, next to Bill Gates and John Warnock

Steve Jobs With Bill gates at his Home

Steve Jobs with his son Reed

Steve Jobs at Pixar Animation

Pixar CEO Steve Jobs and Disney CEO Michael Eisner

Bill Gates on the big screen @Macworld Boston 6 August 1997

Introducing Mac OS X Server on Mar 16, 1999