Who is Steve Wozniak?

Young Life

• Born: August, 11, 1950
• San Jose, California
• Home schooled by his mother
• Grew up around technology
• (his father was an engineer)
• (According to Steve Wozniaks Biography)

Family

• Mom: Margaret Kern
• Dad: Jerry Wozniak
• Wife: Janet Hill
• (According to Steve Wozniaks Biography)

Who Was He Influenced By?

• Dad, who was a engineer
• A book about a teenage engineer who built amazing things
• (according to OnInnovation)

Challenge!
To make color appear on a digital screen had never been done before and seemed impossible (according to forbes magazine).

Growth Mind Set
He thought that color wouldn't work because of the laws of math and physics. But he tried it anyway, to his surprise it worked. He still doesn't know why.

Why Should They Be Acknowledged?

• Steve Wozniak is one of the first people to invent the first personal computer ever!
• It made a turning point in technology

Without his apple computer a lot of tech wouldn't be there. Like text, email, etc. It would be harder to communicate. And silicon valley wouldn't be there because they are based on silicon, used for COMPUTER chips.

Compare: Woz-Jobs

• Jobs and Woz both loved technology
• Jobs was 5 yrs younger
• Woz was the won who constructed the computer
• Jobs was the buisness man who sold it
• Woz was succsussful in school

Work Cites

• Forbes. Forbes Magazine, n.d. Web. 26 May 2015. .
• "OnInnovation: Visionaries Thinking out Loud. A Video Oral History Project Advancing a Culture of Innovation Powered by The Henry Ford." OnInnovation: Did You Take Inspiration from Any Great Inventors? with Steve Wozniak. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 May 2015. .
• "Steve Wozniak Biography." - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 May 2015. .

Work Cites, Continued

• "Steve Wozniak Biography." - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 May 2015. .

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