Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak is an American computer engineer and co-founder of Apple Computer, where he designed the Apple I and Apple II—machines that helped launch the personal computer industry in the late 1970s.
Often called "Woz," he represents the technical genius behind Apple's early success, complementing Steve Jobs's business and marketing vision.
His name evokes tinkering brilliance and the garage-startup mythology of Silicon Valley.
Joint business originator
- Steve JobsApple's co-founder and longtime CEO
- MacintoshApple's computer line
- Apple IILandmark 1977 microcomputer
- CupertinoBay Area tech hub
Apple Park · iPhone · iPad · iPod · iOS · macOS · Tim Cook · App Store
Closed electrical pathway
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
electronics · prototype · debugging · logic · binary · firmware · floppy disk · keyboard
Hobbyist who adjusts mechanisms
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- breakthroughSudden important advance
creativity · ingenuity · innovation · visionary · hobbyist · self-taught · personal computer · revolutionary
Obsessive enthusiast
- nerdBrainy social misfit
- pranksterSomeone who plays tricks
- playfulInclined toward fun
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
generous · approachable · Dancing with the Stars · autobiography · speaker · educator · mentor · author
Educational funding or erudition
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- givingTransferring to another
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- STEM educationTeaching science, technology, engineering, math
cofounder
Joint business originator
- Steve JobsApple's co-founder and longtime CEO
- MacintoshApple's computer line
- Apple IILandmark 1977 microcomputer
Cupertino · Apple Park · iPhone · iPad · iPod · iOS · macOS · Tim Cook · App Store · iTunes
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
soldering · electronics · prototype · debugging · logic · binary · firmware · floppy disk · keyboard · programming
tinkerer
Hobbyist who adjusts mechanisms
breakthrough · creativity · ingenuity · innovation · visionary · hobbyist · self-taught · personal computer · revolutionary · hands-on
geek
Obsessive enthusiast
humble · generous · approachable · Dancing with the Stars · autobiography · speaker · educator · mentor · author · storyteller
scholarship
Educational funding or erudition
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- givingTransferring to another
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- Business IconsRockefeller, Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan
- InventorsThomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Alexander Graham Bell, Benjamin Franklin, Eli Whitney
- Steve JobsSteve Jobs, Apple, iPhone, iPad, iPod
- Computing HistoryENIAC, UNIVAC, mainframe, mainframes, punch card
- 1976bicentennial, Concorde, Nadia Comaneci, punk rock, Ramones
- tech historySteve Jobs, Bill Gates, Grace Hopper, Alan Turing, Ada Lovelace
Steve WozniakSteve Jobs
Apple's co-founder and longtime CEO
Elon Musk · Bill Gates · Steve Ballmer · patent trolls · Jeff Bezos
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