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Steve Jobs: The Syrian-American Visionary Who Revolutionized Technology

Discover the extraordinary life of Steve Jobs, from his Syrian roots to co-founding Apple and transforming the technological landscape with groundbreaking innovations.

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4 min readJul 17, 2024

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Steven Paul Jobs, an extraordinary technological mind was born on the 24th of February in the year 1955 in San Fransico, California. His parents were Joanne Carole Schieble on the mother’s side and Abdulfattah John Jandali a Syrian-born political science professor on the father’s side.

This aspect gives more color to the story of Jobs, especially if he was an abused child. Paul and Clara Jobs born in Mountain View, California adopted Jobs shortly after his birth. Jobs’ only known immediate family was his biological sister Mona Simpson who is a novelist.

Educational Years and First Steps

Jobs 1972 left the high school, Homestead High School Cupertino, California, and joined Reed College in Portland, Oregon but in the same year without completing the semesters he dropped out.

In early 1975, Jobs got back to California and started going to the meetings of the ‘Homebrew Computer…

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