Steve Wozniak
American electrical engineer and programmer (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stephen Gary Wozniak (/ˈwɒzniæk/; born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname "Woz", is an American electrical engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, and inventor. In 1976, he co-founded Apple Computer with his early business partner Steve Jobs. Through his work at Apple in the 1970s and 1980s, he is widely recognized as one of the most prominent pioneers of the personal computer revolution.[4]
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| Born | Stephen Gary Wozniak (1950-08-11) August 11, 1950 (age 73) San Jose, California, U.S. |
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| Citizenship | United States Serbia |
| Education | University of Colorado Boulder (expelled) De Anza College (attended) University of California, Berkeley (BSE)[3] |
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| Years active | 1971–present |
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| Spouses | Alice Robertson
(m. 1976; div. 1980)Suzanne Mulkern
(m. 1990; div. 2004)Janet Hill (m. 2008) |
| Children | 3 |
| Call sign | ex-WA6BND (ex-WV6VLY) |
| Website | woz |
In 1975, Wozniak started developing the Apple I[5]: 150 into the computer that launched Apple when he and Jobs first began marketing it the following year. He primarily designed the Apple II, introduced in 1977, known as one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputers,[6] while Jobs oversaw the development of its foam-molded plastic case and early Apple employee Rod Holt developed its switching power supply.[7] With human–computer interface expert Jef Raskin, Wozniak had a major influence over the initial development of the original Macintosh concepts from 1979 to 1981, when Jobs took over the project following Wozniak's brief departure from the company due to a traumatic airplane accident.[8][3] After permanently leaving Apple in 1985, Wozniak founded CL 9 and created the first programmable universal remote, released in 1987. He then pursued several other businesses and philanthropic ventures throughout his career, focusing largely on technology in K–12 schools.[3]
As of February 2020, Wozniak has remained an employee of Apple in a ceremonial capacity since stepping down in 1985.[9][10] In recent years, he has helped fund multiple entrepreneurial efforts dealing in areas such as GPS and telecommunications, flash memory, technology and pop culture conventions, technical education, ecology, satellites and more.