A retrospective of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011), the technology entrepreneur who was described after his death on October 5 by U.S. President Barack Obama as "among the greatest of American innovators."
An Innovator's Life: Steve Jobs
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Apple's first product, the Apple I, designed and built by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs and shown in April 1976 at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, California.
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Jobs' return to Apple in 1997, nearly a decade after breaking with management, rejuvenated the company. Here, Jobs introduces iMac computers at "Apple Expo" in Paris, France in 1998.
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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates appears on screen next to Apple CEO Jobs (center, on stage) to announce a partnership in August 1997 that included shareholding and Gates' seat on the Apple board.
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Jobs displays the latest iPhone at an Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco in 2010. By this time, an emaciated Jobs had already taken leaves of absence and news of his battle with cancer was public knowledge.