-Born FEBRUARY 24, 1955, and died october 5, 2011. -he went to reed college from 1972-1974. -He was born in san francisco california -He was led into a love for computer by seeing the potential Xerox parcs mouse driven interface had. -That had led to the creation of Apple lisa and eventually the macintosh. -Jobs returned to Apple as an advisor, and took control of the company as an interim CEO. -Jobs brought Apple from near bankruptcy to profitability by 1998. -As the new CEO of the company, Jobs oversaw the development of the iMac, iTunes,iPod, iPhone, and iPad, and on the services side, the company's Apple Retail Stores,iTunes Store and the App Store. -Jobs has been described as the "father of the digital revolution", a "master of innovation", "the master evangelist of the digital age, and a"design perfectionist" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs