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Steve Wozniak

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Steve Wozniak

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Also known as Woz, Stephen Wozniak, Stephen Gary Wozniak, Stephan Gary Wozniak, The Woz, Mr. Steve Wozniak

American computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

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Steve Wozniak, born Stephan Gary Wozniak in 1950 in San Jose, is an American computer scientist, inventor, programmer, and businessperson. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has been recognized in the National Inventors Hall of Fame. His notable works include the Apple I, Apple II, and Breakout. He has also authored works such as Leaders in Computing, Apple, and Rewiring Education.

Wozniak has been employed by Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard, Atari, Inc., and the University of Technology Sydney. He received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the Grace Murray Hopper Award, and the Hoover Medal. He was educated at De Anza College, the University of Colorado, the University of Colorado Boulder, and the University of California, Berkeley. He holds citizenship in the United States, Serbia, and Poland.

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  • Leaders in Computing
  • Apple
  • Rewiring Education
  • Beyond the Little Blue Box
  • Ghost in the Wires

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San Jose, California, USA

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,…

Known for

  • Joybubbles2026
  • This Is Pop — Self (archive footage)2021
  • CoFounder — Self2020
  • Bay Area Revelations The Evolution of Video Games in the Bay Area2020
  • Celebrity Watch Party — Self2020
  • Easy to Learn, Hard to Master: The Fate of Atari — Self2017
  • The US Festival 1982: The US Generation Documentary — Self2017
  • 8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars — Himself2016
  • Little Blue Box — Self2015
  • The Way Steve Jobs Changed the World — Himself2011

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human
Given name
Stephen
Gender
male
Citizenship
Poland
Place of birth
San Jose
Occupation
actor
Educated at
De Anza College
Employer
Atari, Inc.
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
Macintosh 128K
Field of work
teaching
Official website
woz.org
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Steve Wozniak (36958698654) (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1950-08-11
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Stephan Gary Wozniak
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National Academy of Engineering
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
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Steve Wozniak
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Steven Woznick
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pseudonym
Rocky Raccoon Clark
nickname
The Woz
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Encyclopedic overview

Stephen Gary Wozniak (/ˈwɒzniæk/; born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname Woz, is an American technology entrepreneur, electrical engineer, computer programmer, and inventor. In 1976, he co-founded Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) with his early business partner Steve Jobs. Through his work at Apple in the 1970s and 1980s, he is widely recognized as one of the most prominent pioneers of the personal computer revolution.

In 1975, Wozniak started developing the Apple I into the computer that launched Apple when he and Jobs first began marketing it the following year. He was the primary designer of the Apple II, introduced in 1977, known as one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputers, while Jobs oversaw the development of its foam-molded plastic case and early Apple employee Rod Holt developed its switching power supply.

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