Unit3InventorsandinventionsJobs’sextraordinarylife乔布斯的一生和他的苹果帝国一样,充满了传奇色彩。StevePaulJobs(1955~2011)wasanAmericanbusinessmanandvisionary(有远见的人)widelyrecognizedasapioneerofthepersonalcomputerrevolution.Hewascofounder,chairman,andchiefexecutiveofficerofAppleInc.Jobsearnedonly$1ayearasCEOofApple,butheld5.426millionAppleshares,aswellas138millionsharesinDisney.Forbesestimated(估算)hisnetwealthat$8.3billionin2010,makinghimthe42ndwealthiestAmerican.StevePaulJobswasborninSanFranciscoin1955,andwasadoptedatbirthbyPaulJobsandClaraJobs.TheJobsfamilymovedtoMountainView,CaliforniawhenStevewasfiveyearsold.PaulJobs,amachinistforacompanythatmadelasers(激光),taughthissonbasicelectronicsandhowtoworkwithhishands.Askedina1995interviewwhathewantedtopassontohischildren,Jobsreplied,“Justtotrytobeasgoodafathertothemasmyfatherwastome.Ithinkaboutthateverydayofmylife.”Herefusedtorecognizeandmeethisbiologicalfatherallhislife.JobsandSteveWozniakmetin1971.In1976,WozniakinventedtheAppleIcomputer.Jobs,Wozniak,andRonaldWaynefoundedAppleComputerinthegarageofJobs’sparents.In1985JobswasremovedfromApplebecauseofapowerstrugglebuthereturnedin1996.OnJune29,2007,AppleenteredthecellphonebusinesswiththeintroductionoftheiPhone,amultitouchdisplaycellphone,whichalsoincludedthefeaturesofaniPodand,withitsownmobilebrowser(浏览器),revolutionizedthemobilebrowsingscene.JobsdiedathisCaliforniahomearound3p.m.onOctober5,2011,duetocancer.Apple’scorporatewebsitedisplayedanobituary(讣告),whichread:Applehaslostavisionaryandcreativegenius,andtheworldhaslostanamazinghumanbeing.ThoseofuswhohavebeenfortunateenoughtoknowandworkwithStevehavelostadearfriendandaninspiringmentor.Steveleavesbehindacompanythatonlyhecouldhavebuilt,andhisspiritwillforeverbethefoundationofApple.谢谢观看!