1960
Jobs family moved to Mountain View in Santa Clara County, California. Today, this is commonly called Silicon Valley.
1968
13-year-old Steve Jobs got his first job, working at Hewlett-Packard in the summer after speaking directly to Bob Hewlett.
1969
At 14, Jobs met Steve Wozniak. Wozniak was five years older, but the two shared a love for electronics.
1973
Jobs enrolled at Reed College, but dropped out after a semester. He moved to a hippie commune after dropping out. Jobs later takes a job working for Atari.
1976
Wozniak and Jobs show the first board for the Apple I at the Homebrew Computer Club.
1977
From a humble beginning in Jobs' garage, Apple Computer is continuing to grow. They show the Apple II at the West Coast Computer Fair.
1984
In January 1984, Macintosh was introduced at the Apple Shareholders meeting.
1985
After a coup at Apple that stripped Jobs of executive responsibility, he, along with some other individuals from Apple, founded NeXT.
1986
Jobs purchased the computer animation division of George Lucas' ILM and incorporates it as Pixar.
1989
As NeXT and Pixar grew, Jobs was named entrepreneur of the decade by Inc. Magazine.
1996
Apple purchased the NeXT operating system and brought Jobs back onboard as an advisor. He returns to his former role as CEO in July 1997.
2001
The now successful Apple released the first iPod in 2001. Jobs had no idea how much it would change the company or technology.
2003
Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but refused traditional medical treatments in favor of alternative therapies. He finally opts for surgery in August 2004.
2007
Jobs introduced the item most closely associated with Apple today: the iPhone. The iPhone 3G followed in 2008.
2010
In 2010, Jobs announced the release of the first tablet, the iPad, and an improved iPhone, the iPhone 4.
2011
Steve Jobs died at home on October 5, 2011, surrounded by his family.
