Wozniak, Steve
Published: November 14, 2008, 9:36 pm
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Steve Wozniak.
Steve Wozniak (1950-) is an American computer scientist who co-founded Apple Computer, Inc. with Steve Jobs in 1976. He helped launch the PC industry with his design of the Apple I personal computer that debuted in April 1976 at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, CA. It featured a central processing unit (CPU), keyboard, and floppy disk drive. Later that year, Wozniak and Steve Jobs formed Apple Computer, Inc. The company, began as a two-man operation in Jobs' garage, but eventually grew into a billion dollar enterprise. Wozniak left Apple in 1981, and since then, he has been involved in various business and philanthropic ventures, focusing primarily on computer capabilities in schools. For his achievements, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States in 1985, the highest honor bestowed America's leading innovators.
Further Reading
- Manish Srivastava. 1996. Steven Wozniak. Virginia Tech/Norfolk State University.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Wozniak, Steve". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth November 14, 2008; Last revised Date November 14, 2008; Retrieved May 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Wozniak,_Steve>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Steve Wozniak.
Steve Wozniak (1950-) is an American computer scientist who co-founded Apple Computer, Inc. with Steve Jobs in 1976. He helped launch the PC industry with his design of the Apple I personal computer that debuted in April 1976 at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, CA. It featured a central processing unit (CPU), keyboard, and floppy disk drive. Later that year, Wozniak and Steve Jobs formed Apple Computer, Inc. The company, began as a two-man operation in Jobs' garage, but eventually grew into a billion dollar enterprise. Wozniak left Apple in 1981, and since then, he has been involved in various business and philanthropic ventures, focusing primarily on computer capabilities in schools. For his achievements, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States in 1985, the highest honor bestowed America's leading innovators.
Further Reading
- Manish Srivastava. 1996. Steven Wozniak. Virginia Tech/Norfolk State University.
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