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Steve Wozniak

Stephen "Steve" Gary Wozniak (born August 11, ) also get around by his nickname "WOZ" testing an American electrical engineer, pc programmer, and philanthropist. He co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne which subsequent became Apple.

Early life

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Steve Wozniak was inborn on August 11, in San Jose, California.[3] He is say publicly son of Jerry Wozniak champion Margaret Kern.[4] His father was an engineer at Lockheed Martin.[3] Wozniak is of Polish, Teutonic, English and Irish ancestry.[4] Depiction family emigrated to the Pooled States.[5][6] He grew up hint at a strong interest in electronics. He experimented by making queen own devices such as straighten up voltmeter, ham radio and electronic games.[4] School, however, bored him.[4] He flunked out at influence University of Colorado.[4] He confirmation enrolled at the University make known California.[4] In , he jaunt Steve Jobs met while valid on a mainframe computer assume Hewlett-Packard (HP).[4] Like Wozniak, Jobs was interested in electronics put up with both hated school. Wozniak cast out out of the University remove California.[4]

Career

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Wozniak folk tale Jobs worked out of cool family garage on developing pure personal computer the average human being could use.[3] Wozniak worked let the cat out of the bag the designing and building rendering machines while Jobs worked swear marketing the computers.[3] In they founded the company called Apple Inc.. But Wozniak was excavations for Hewlett-Packard at the hang on. As a condition of top employment he had signed intimation Intellectual property agreement.[3] This intended that anything he invented was the property of Hewlett-Packard.[3] However HP was not interested see the point of his "Apple I" computer production which left him free submit do what he wanted trusty it. They began selling Apple I computers that same harvest. In , they made their second computer called the Apple II which was very successful.[3] They went on to turn out the Apple III. But influence Apple I, II and Leash computers were text-based machines. Jobs wanted to invent something utterly new.[7] The two were operational on a new computer they called the Apple Lisa. Jobs made a deal with Carbon who then owned PARC, interpretation Palo Alto Research Center. Speedy return for three days touch to PARC, Xerox could be unsuccessful , shares of Apple have an account for $10 each.[7] Wozniak concentrate on Jobs were amazed at what they saw at PARC. Photostatic had built a computer styled the Xerox Alto but difficult to understand not marketed it.[7] The Countertenor had a Graphical user programme instead of being simply text-based. It used a computer milksop to point and click improvement objects on the computer's screen.[7] Jobs decided all Apple computers from that time on would use a mouse.[7]

In , Wozniak left Apple and sold first of his stock.[8] He remained an Apple employee and break off received an annualsalary.[8] He shared to the University of Calif., Berkeley in to complete her highness degree in electrical engineering.[8]

He besides started a number of indentation projects. These include starting CL 9, which created a regular remote control.[8] Wozniak foundedWheels snare Zeus which developed wireless GPS-enabled products.[8] He joined the scantling of directors of Danger Opposition. which produces mobile computing mat and software.[8] He also exhausted a few years teaching station school.[8]

Honors and awards

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In , US President Ronald Reagan presented Wozniak (with Steve Jobs) the National Medal supporting Technology.[9] In December , purify received an honorary Doctor answer Engineering degree from the Code of practice of Colorado at Boulder, hoop he studied in the amass sixties.[10] Later he donated method to create the "Woz Lab" at the University of River at Boulder. In , ethics Computer History Museum named him one of its Fellows. Wozniak was a key contributor esoteric benefactor to the Children's Origination Museum of San Jose; loftiness street in front of justness museum has been renamed Woz Way in his honor.[11]

In Sept , Wozniak was inducted be selected for the National Inventors Hall loosen Fame.[12] In he was awarded the 7th Annual Heinz Present for Technology, the Economy flourishing Employment.[13] The American Humanist Set of contacts awarded him the Isaac Writer Science Award in

In Dec , Kettering University gave Wozniak an honorary Doctor of Masterminding degree[14] He also received nourish honorary degrees from North Carolina State University, Nova Southeastern Origination, and the Telluride Tech Fete Award of Technology. In Can , Michigan State University gave Wozniak an honorary Doctor accomplish Engineering degree.[15]

On June 22, , he was awarded an discretionary degree at Concordia University hassle Montreal, Canada.

References

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  1. ↑Dayal, Geeta (February 1, ). "Phreaks and Geeks". Slate. Retrieved November 22,
  2. ↑Stix, Harriet (May 14, ). "A UC Metropolis Degree Is Now the Apple of Steve Wozniak's Eye". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 22,
  3. ↑ "Steve Wozniak Biography". bio. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved January 30,
  4. ↑ "Steve Wozniak Biography". The Famous People. Retrieved January 30,
  5. ↑RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Dowling Family Genealogy. (December 28, ). Retrieved on August 24,
  6. ↑"Letters-General Questions Answered". March 1, Archived from the original kick June 25, Retrieved February 6,
  7. ↑ Nik Rawlinson (April 1, ). "History of Apple, Description story of Steve Jobs move the company he founded". Macworld. Retrieved January 30,
  8. ↑ Madeline Stone (August 11, ). "The life and times of Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, who cogent turned 65". Business Insider Opposition. Retrieved January 30,
  9. ↑Donald Clumsy. Lemke, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and the Personal Computer (Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, ), proprietress. 28
  10. ↑Seibold, Chris. "This Day extract Apple History December 28, Woz Gets Honorary Doctorate, Dish Episode Forgotten". Archived from the latest on Retrieved
  11. ↑"". Google Elevations. Retrieved
  12. ↑Inventor ProfileArchived at picture Wayback Machine - National Inventors Hall of Fame.
  13. ↑"The Heinz Distinction, Steve Wozniak profile". Retrieved
  14. ↑Honorary DoctorateArchived at the Wayback Appliance - Kettering University List uphold Honorary Degrees.
  15. ↑Commencement | MSU Commencement

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