Steve Jobs

  • Steven Paul was born in San Francisco.

  • Apple Computer Inc. is incorporated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne.

  • Apple makes a huge sensation at the West Coast Computer Faire with a prototype Apple II.

  • Apple goes public.

  • A portrait of Steve Jobs ends up on the cover of Time Magazine.

  • Macintosh is launched in great fanfare at Apple’s annual shareholder meeting.

  • Steve shuts down all of Pixar’s hardware operations.

  • Steve Jobs marries Laurene Powell in Yosemite.

  • Pixar goes public. Steve Jobs's worth rises to $1.5 billion.

  • Steve Jobs introduces Apple's new board of directors.

  • Steve Jobs introduces Apple's revolutionary iMac at the Flint Center auditorium in Cupertino.

  • Steve Jobs introduces the first Windows-compatible iPods at Macworld NY.

  • Steve Jobs makes a memorable commencement speech at Stanford University.

  • iPhone is released in the US.

  • Steve Jobs announces he will not speak at Macworld 2009 because of his health.

  • Jobs surprises the world by announcing his new medical leave of absence, without any end date.

  • Steve Jobs appears at the Cupertino City Council to unveil Apple's plans for its new 'Spaceship' campus. This is his last public appearance.

  • Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple.

  • Steve Jobs dies at home.