Inventing to simplify things

Steve Wozniak

A chapter in Creativity: Unconventional Wisdom from 20 Accomplished Minds, 2007, pp 98-107 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs in 1976. He is considered the inventor of the personal computer, having created the Apple I and Apple II computers in the mid-1970s. With an engineering background and a mind for discovery, Wozniak and Apple Computer have helped transform our world. Steve has also been a major investor and concert promoter with the US Festivals and a philanthropist. He also spent a decade teaching fifth graders. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and has received numerous awards, including the National Medal of Technology and the Heinz Award.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230592728_9

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