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Steve Wozniak

A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for the past three decades, Steve Wozniak helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products the Apple I and II and influenced the popular Macintosh. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. with Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. The following year, he introduced his Apple II personal computer, featuring a central processing unit, a keyboard, color graphics, and a floppy disk drive. The Apple II was integral in launching the personal computer industry.In 1981, he went back to UC Berkeley and finished his degree in electrical engineering/computer science. For his achievements at Apple Computer, Wozniak was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States in 1985, the highest honor bestowed on America’s leading innovators.In 2000, he was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame and was awarded the prestigious Heinz Award for Technology, The Economy and Employment for “single-handedly designing the first personal computer and for then redirecting his lifelong passion for mathematics and electronics toward lighting the fires of excitement for education in grade school students and their teachers.”After leaving Apple in 1985, Wozniak was involved in various business and philanthropic ventures, focusing primarily on computer capabilities in schools and stressing hands-on learning and encouraging creativity for students. Making significant investments of both his time and resources in education, he “adopted” the Los Gatos School District, providing students and teachers with hands-on teaching and donations of state-of-the-art technology equipment. He founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and was the founding sponsor of the Tech Museum, Silicon Valley Ballet and Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose.Wozniak currently serves as Chief Scientist for Fusion-io and is a published author with the release of his New York Times Best Selling autobiography, iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon, in September 2006 by Norton Publishing. His television appearances include reality show “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List” and season eight of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”.​


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Born:
Aug 11, 1950 In San Jose, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age 1984-01-01
Latest Project:
Series Celebrity Watch Party 2020-05-07
Known For
Poster of Celebrity Watch Party
Poster of 8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars
Poster of The Big Bang Theory
Poster of Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age
Filmography
Series Celebrity Watch Party Self 2020-05-07
Movie Easy to Learn, Hard to Master: The Fate of Atari Self 2017-02-01
Movie The US Festival 1982: The US Generation Documentary Himself 2017-11-16
Movie 8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars Himself 2016-05-09
Movie Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine Himself (archive footage) 2015-08-07
Movie Steve Jobs: One Last Thing Himself 2011-11-02
Movie The Way Steve Jobs Changed the World Himself 2011-10-09
Movie Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippy Himself 2011-12-14
Movie Hackers Wanted Himself 2009-01-01
Series Code Monkeys Unknown 2007-07-11
Series The Big Bang Theory Himself 2007-09-24
Movie The Secret History of Hacking Himself 2001-07-22
Movie Hackers: Computer Outlaws himself 2001-07-25
Movie The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires Self - Co-Founder, Apple Computer 1996-06-22
Movie Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age 1984-01-01