Steve Jobs

1. Childhood

Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco. His biological parents were a graduate student from Syria who later became a professor of political science, Abdulfattoh Candan and American graduate student, learned about speech therapy, Joanne Simpson. Since Jobs's parents were not married, they gave up the child immediately after birth. The boy was adopted Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View (California). They gave the baby the name Steven Paul. It was Paul and Clara Apple founder lifetime considered his real parents.

Biological parents later married and Jobs gave birth to Jobs' sister - the novelist Mona Simpson. How to write media, father Steve and Mona - Syrian Muslim who moved to the US at the age of 18 years. Apparently, Steve never forgave his father for treason, no contact with him, he did not support. Asked to comment on the eve of the death of her son, 80-year-old native of Syria said that he has "nothing to say". Shortly before the death of Steve Jobs Candan expressed regret that he gave it up for adoption, and in August, admitted to reporters that he wanted to meet with her son, but can not take the first step towards convergence.

2. Exclusion of college

Despite the rapid shrewd mind and impressive achievements in IT, Jobs was not in higher education. After graduating from high school in Cupertino (California) in 1972, he enrolled in the College of Arts in Portland (Oregon), but was expelled from there after the first semester. According to media reports, Steve dropped out of college because of financial problems of their parents, who could not pay his tuition.

Speaking in 2005 at Stanford University, Jobs recalled how he had heavily during college. According to him, due to lack of a dorm room, he slept on the floor in the rooms of his friends, starved, handed bottles of "Cola-Cola" for five cents apiece to live on these pennies, and on Sunday went on foot through the city ​​to fine dine at the Hare Krishna temple, where food is available for free in need.

3. Jobs deceived his friend with money

Steve Jobs, who worked as a technician in the company Atari, is a computer game in 1975 commissioned to work on one of the most famous video game - it's about like a Pong arcade game Breakout, launched into production in 1976.

As the school friend Steve Jobs and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Jobs commissioned to create a printed circuit board for Breakout. Atari has offered $ 100 for each chip that could be removed. Jobs brought on Wozniak had agreed to share equally the promised reward.

As a result of all the work done exactly Wozniak - he reduced the number of chips by 50 Jobs told Wozniak that Atari had paid him $ 750, but actually received $ 5,000. Instead of honestly share with a friend, Steve left almost all the money, paying unsuspecting Wozniak only $ 375.

4. His family life carefully guarded Jobs

Steve Jobs married Laurene Powell on, his family life, he carefully guarded from the invasion of the curious. Wedding couples took place on 18 March 1991, the marriage sealed Zen monk Kobun Tino Otogava. The couple had three children - a son and two daughters.

5. Nurse Jobs - known writer

With his sister Mona Simpson Steve first met at the age of only 27 years. Familiarity with the sister had a huge impact on Jobs, very attached to his brother and Mona. Simpson novel "Anywhere but Here", on which in 1999 the United States was shot the same film with Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon in the lead roles, has the dedication: "To my brother Steve».

"We are very close with my brother, I do not cease to admire," - said in an interview with Simpson. Steve himself said that Mona - his family and one of the best friends in the world. "We talk on the phone almost every day," - confessed to the founder of Apple. Steve frequently visited Mona in New York and from her parents learned about life.

6. Novels Jobs

In the unauthorized biography "The Second Coming of Steve Jobs," the author Alan Deutschman says that Jobs once dated Joan Baez with. Deutschman quotes the opinion of a friend of Jobs from college, it is believed that Steve became the lover of Joan Baez in large measure because Baez had an affair with Bob Dylan - favorite musician Jobs.

In another unauthorized biography "iKona. Steve Jobs, "the authors Jeffrey Young and William Simon suggest that Jobs wanted to marry Baez, but was afraid that her age could prevent her to bear him children. By the time Joan was 41.

Joan Baez later confirmed they were close to Jobs for a short time. According to some reports, at Jobs was also a short affair with a famous actress Diane Keaton.

7. His first daughter

In Jobs, but three children from Lorin, has an older daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs. She was born in 1978 as a result of the novel Jobs with painter Chrisann Brennan. Steve initially denied paternity, including through the courts, even referring to their infertility, but later still found the girl of his daughter.

After the recognition of paternity Jobs paid training daughter at Harvard University. In 2000, she graduated and now works in a magazine as an author.

8. Alternative lifestyle

Jobs made no secret of his early experience with LSD. Steve called it "one of the two or three most important things" that he made in his life.

In addition, Steve Jobs held Pescetarianism - led lifestyle would be to refrain from eating meat. The followers of this movement allowed the eating of fish and shellfish, plant foods, eggs and milk can be used as, without limitation, and with the exception of certain products.

Follower of Oriental Medicine, Jobs tried to treat his cancer using alternative means and specialized diets, but was forced to resort to the help of Surgeons in 2004.

9. His condition

Although Steve Jobs, occupying the post of head of Apple received only one dollar a year in salary, he was the richest man. He owned 5, 426 million shares of the company, as well as 138 million shares of Disney. According to the magazine Forbes, in 2009 the state of Jobs was 5, $ 1 billion. Then he held the 43rd place in the list of the richest Americans.