Steve Jobs By zweber99 Feb 24, 1955 Steven Paul Jobs was born Period: Feb 24, 1955 to Oct 5, 2011 The Life and Times of Steve Jobs Mar 27, 1976 Jobs and friend Steve Wozniak show the early Apple I board at the Homebrew Computer Club Apr 1, 1976 Apple Computer Inc. is incorporated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne Dec 12, 1980 Apple goes public, increasing Steve Jobs' net worth from dozens of millions of dollars to over $200 million Jan 24, 1984 Macintosh is launched Jan 30, 1986 Jobs buys the computer division of George Lucas' ILM for $10 million and incorporates it as Pixar Jul 17, 2002 Steve Jobs introduces the first iPods Apr 28, 2003 iTunes music store is introduced in the U.S. Jan 9, 2007 The iPhone is introduced Jan 15, 2008 The MacBook Air is introduced Aug 24, 2011 Steve Jobs resigns as the CEO of Apple Oct 24, 2011 Steve Jobs dies, at home, surrounded by friends and family