Нужно зделать биографию Стива Джобса на английском языке. За ранее спасибо! =D

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DimkaXXX

05 февр. 2015 г., 21:45:02 (9 лет назад)

Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (

; February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011)[5][6] was an American entrepreneur,[7] marketer,[8] and inventor,[9] who was the co-founder (along with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne), chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. Through Apple, he is widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution[10][11] and for his influential career in the computer and consumer electronics fields, transforming "one industry after another, from computers and smartphones to music and movies".[12] Jobs also co-founded and served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, when Disney acquired Pixar. Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's mouse-driven graphical user interface, which led to the creation of the Apple Lisa and, one year later, the Macintosh. He also played a role in introducing the LaserWriter, one of the first widely available laser printers, to the market.[13]

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19730502

06 февр. 2015 г., 0:29:51 (9 лет назад)

In early summer 2004 he called me. He was very friendly to me for many years, sometimes even too friendly, especially in the days of the launch of any new product. Steve wanted to device appeared on the cover of Time or to be told on CNN - in those places, where I then worked (before 2004 - editor's note). But since my departure from these companies for a long time I have not talked to him. When he called, we talked a little about the aspen Institute - my new job - and then I invited him to a meeting in our summer camp in Colorado. He said that he would come, but speak in public he is not willing. On the contrary, he just wanted to walk with me and talk.

It seemed strange to me. Until then I had no idea about his preference to conduct serious conversations during long walks. As it turned out, he wanted me to write his biography. I just recently published a biography of Benjamin Franklin, and worked on a book about albert Einstein. So, naturally, my first reaction was surprise. I even wanted in полушутку ask him whether he considers himself worthy to be among those people? At that moment I thought that his career - with UPS and downs - far from complete. So I refused. Not now, I said then. Maybe in ten years-twenty, when you come to retire.

Some time later I understood that he called me shortly before his first cancer surgery. I watched it with amazing effort and deep emotional colouring is fighting his illness. And it convinced me. I realized how his identity rooted in the created products. His passions, weaknesses, desires, pranks, artistry, obsessive tendency for total control - all this was inseparably linked with his approach. So I decided to write his story as a case study of creativity.

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A couple of weeks ago I visited jobs at his home in Palo Alto. He moved to the bedroom on the first floor, because he was too weak to walk up the stairs. He was troubled by pain, but his mind was clear, and humor - ever bright. We talked about his childhood, after which he gave me some photos of his father and family, so I used them in writing the biography. As a writer, I used to be separate [from his hero], but when I tried to say goodbye, I felt a sudden wave of sadness. To hide it, I asked him a question that so long and could find no answer. I asked him why he with such fervor sought to open yourselves to me for nearly fifty interviews and many conversations over the last two years? Usually he preferred to keep privacy. He answered: “I want my children to know me. I don't always been right there with them. I wanted them to know the reasons for that and we understand the meaning of my actions.”