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Stephen Gary "Woz" Wozniak (born August 11, 1950 in San Jose,
California) is an American computer engineer, and the co-founder of
Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.), with Steve Jobs. His inventions
and machines are credited with contributing greatly to the personal
computer revolution of the 1970s. Wozniak created the Apple I and
Apple II computers in the mid-1970s. The Apple II gained a sizable
amount of popularity, eventually becoming one of the best selling
personal computers of the 1970s and early 1980s.
Wozniak has several nicknames, including "The Woz", "Wonderful
Wizard of Woz" and "iWoz" (a reference to the ubiquitous naming
scheme for Apple products). "WoZ" (short for "Wheels of Zeus") is
also the name of a company Wozniak founded. He is known for his
introverted character, and he finds his level of celebrity somewhat
annoying. He is also known as the "Other Steve" of Apple Computer,
the better known Steve being co-founder and current CEO Steve Jobs.
He and his family are of Polish descent.
Together with Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak created the first commercially available personal computers and helped establish home computing for the masses. The two men went on to found Apple Computers, Inc.
The Complete Interview from
Steve Wozniak
Wozniak talks about "fun" as a driving force behind what he does, whether its playing pranks, playing Seqway polo, or designing machines. That idea and his constant tinkering led him to designing the Apple I and II, computers he said were built for fun.
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Accidents Led to Innovation
with Steve Wozniak
Wozniak talks about how the machine he wanted to build, with a keyboard and display, became the next generation of computers.
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Where Is Innovation Now
with Steve Wozniak
Length: 2:54 -
Simplicity in Design
with Steve Wozniak
Length: 0:31 -
Encouraging Innovation
with Steve Wozniak
Length: 2:11 -
Open Source
with Steve Wozniak
Length: 3:58 -
Break The Rules
with Steve Wozniak
Length: 1:33 -
Make It Simple
with Steve Wozniak
Length: 0:42 -
Motivation Innovation
with Steve Wozniak
Length: 0:50 -
Fun
with Steve Wozniak
Length: 1:57
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Elon Musk
Founder, PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla Motors & Solar City
From his early days teaching himself to program computers, Elon Musk has worked to improve the quality of life for everyone through technology.
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Pierre Omidyar
Founder, eBay & Omidyar Network
The work of Omidyar was one of the driving forces behind the rise of the Internet as a consumer, community, and cultural destination.
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William McDonough
Architect & Designer
McDonough is best known as a pioneer in the green design movement, creating buildings, designs, and strategies that are "environmentally intelligent."
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Mitchell Baker
Chairperson, Mozilla Foundation
Baker led the release of the Firefox browser and other end-user products.
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