Brad Kauffman

Brad Kauffman

•Why Steve Jobs is still an influence to people today

•Childhood•Early Career•Apple I•Apple II•NeXT Company•Pixar•A Combination of Success•iPods•iPhone and iPad•End of an Innovator’s Life•Quotes•Multiple Choice•Key Terms

Why Steve Jobs’ life is still an influence on people today

Affected multiple categories of social studiesApple products are used throughout the worldRevolutionized the way we listen to musicUsed individual mobile “apps” to change how people communicate

ChildhoodBorn-San Francisco February 24, 1955Wedlock, Chose AdoptionAdoption Parents’ InfluencesStruggles in SchoolBill Fernandez and Steve “Woz” WozniakHigher Education

"If I had never dropped in on that single calligraphy course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts."

Early Career1974-Job with Atari Inc.Visit to see Neem Karoli BabaCounterculture rootsDesigning Circuit BoardsDevelopment of The Apple Computer Company

Apple I

Apple II

NeXT CompanyStruggles after FoundationRoss Perot NeXTstationNeXTcubeAesthetic Perfection BeginsEnd of a Company

PixarPurchase of PixarHelp from DisneyExecutive ProducerExtreme SuccessWe Grew Up On This!!!

Return to AppleNeXTSTEP Mac OS XiMacCEO-Music Player RevolutionEntry to Cell Phone BusinessInventor or Co-Inventor of 342 Patents

A Combination of Success

iPods- 23 Models

iPhone and iPad

End of an Innovator's Life

Rare Pancreatic CancerExperiments and SurgeriesTim Cook Taking OverEventually LeavesDeath-October 5, 2011

Quotes“A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.”

“An iPod, a phone, an internet mobile communicator... these are NOT three separate devices! And we are calling it iPhone! Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone.”

“But Apple really beats to a different drummer. I used to say that Apple should be the Sony of this business, but in reality, I think Apple should be the Apple of this business.”

Multiple Choice1. A key moment that changed Steve Jobs’ life when he …

A. Traveled to IndiaB. Moved to PhiladelphiaC. Graduated from YaleD. Won the Kentucky DerbyE. None of the above

Multiple Choice1. A key moment that changed Steve Jobs’ life when he …

A. Traveled to IndiaB. Moved to PhiladelphiaC. Graduated from YaleD. Won the Kentucky DerbyE. None of the above

Multiple Choice2. Which of the following companies was Jobs involved with?

A. AppleB. PixarC. NeXTD. DisneyE. All of the Above

Multiple Choice2. Which of the following companies was Jobs involved with?

A. AppleB. PixarC. NeXTD. DisneyE. All of the Above

Multiple Choice3. How did Apple honor Steve Jobs’ death?

A. Creating the iJobs RobotB. Temporarily Changing the Apple

HomepageC. Increase Funding for Pancreatic

Cancer ResearchD. Making a Steve Jobs CommercialE. All of the above

Multiple Choice3. How did Apple honor Steve Jobs’ death?

A. Creating the iJobs RobotB. Temporarily Changing the Apple

HomepageC. Increase Funding for Pancreatic

Cancer ResearchD. Making a Steve Jobs CommercialE. All of the above

Multiple Choice4. Which of the following is Apple not associated with?

A. iPadB. iMacC. iBookD. iRanE. iPhone

Multiple Choice4. Which of the following is Apple not associated with?

A. iPadB. iMacC. iBookD. iRanE. iPhone

Multiple Choice5. Which of the following did Apple produce the earliest?

A. Apple IIB. iPodC. MacBook Pro D. MacintoshE. PowerBook

Multiple Choice5. Which of the following did Apple produce the earliest?

A. Apple IIB. iPodC. MacBook Pro D. MacintoshE. PowerBook

Key TermsPixar- A computer animation film studio acquired by Steve Jobs in 1986. The Walt Disney Company bought Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion; the transaction made Jobs the largest shareholder in Disney.

iPod- A line of portable media players created by Apple that revolutionized how people listen to music

iPhone- A line of smartphones created by Apple that can function as a camera, media player, cell phone, and browser.

Key TermsApple Inc.- An American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers.