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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！