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Steven Wozniak: A Pioneer Of Silicon Valley And Beyond

Steven Wozniak: A Pioneer of Silicon Valley and Beyond By: Jack Alan Hyman It is hard to imagine that in less than twenty-five years, personal computing has revolutionized our lives. Few recognize the faces beyond these revolutionary changes, rather the brands that have changed the industry. Apple Computer Corporation, founded in 1976 by two young gentleman named Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs created a brand that brought computing technology to individuals and corporations. While Steven Jobs developed the management and marketing strategy of Apple Computer Corporation, the real genius behind the Apple technology was Steven Wozniak. Wozniak admits that he wanted technology to be fun, for the people. Wozniak is one of the pioneers in the development of the personal computer, a worldrenown philanthropist, and an inspirational visionary to technology in education. Born in August of 1950, Wozniak’s father was an engineer at Lockheed while his mother managed a household of three children. At the age of seven, the family moved to the community of Sunnyvale, California. At the time, Steve was fascinated with electronics. Because of his father’s position at Lockheed and in particular his experience with technology in education thus far, he began to dabble into learning about computing. Steve was seven when his family bought him a crystal radio kit that he built. Following the success of the radio kits, Wozniak’s parents saw his potential and interest in developing electronics so they bought him an electronics kits that contained items such as switches, lights and buzzers. Steve used the kit quite well and experimented with many techniques. The product which he ultimately produced was an electrolyte tester for the science fair. This tester consisted of two battery carbon rods, connected to AC and a light bulb and then dipped in the test solutions. Steve’s imagination and passion only expanded further after he received honors for this work. The following year, Steve had...