Steve Jobs
I have been an Apple fan since my first 512K, purchased in 1985. Although Steve was only six years older than I, I was quiveringly in awe of his genius and such a devotee when I moved to California from Arkansas in 1989 that I completely failed to get up the nerve to speak with him when I was only a few feet away from him at Macworld one year. He was accessible, openly engaging passersby at the NeXT booth, and yet I stood there like a groupie, dumbstruck. That only happened to me one other time in my young life, when I finally met Harry Chapin while waiting in line after a concert to obtain his autograph. He grinned and asked, “And what can I do for you, missie?” All I could say was, “You’ve already done it!” I didn’t get the autograph. And, I never met Steve Jobs. Since those early days, I now speak to people I admire, and have never allowed the gulf of greatness keep me, a mere mortal, from expressing my appreciation for their contributions to my life. So, Steve and Harry: “thank you.”
Some examples of his invents:
Some examples of his invents: