Today, we’re kicking off a special seven-part series on Steve Jobs’s life, the visionary who reshaped technology and design. Below you’ll find each chapter’s title and a snapshot of what you’ll learn—plus links to the videos when you’re ready to dive in. Let’s get started!
Chapter 1: Early Life and Adoption
Discover Steve’s beginnings in San Francisco, his adoption by Paul and Clara Jobs, and how time spent in his father’s garage sparked a lifelong passion for invention.
Chapter 2: Learning and Curiosity
Follow twelve-year-old Steve as he builds a custom workbench, teams up with his friend Wozniak, devours electronics books, and joins the HP Explorer Club—laying the groundwork for future breakthroughs.
Chapter 3: College and Calligraphy
See how a brief stint at Reed College and a single calligraphy class opened Steve’s eyes to the importance of typography and design—lessons that would later shape every Apple product.
Chapter 4: Starting Apple Computer
Witness the garage-based partnership of Steve and Wozniak as they build the Apple I, launch Apple Computer in 1976, and set the stage for the personal-computer revolution with the Apple II.
Chapter 5: Leaving Apple, NeXT, and Pixar
Learn about Steve’s dramatic exit from Apple in 1985, his founding of NeXT, and his bold investment in Pixar—moves that would redefine animation and computing.
Chapter 6: Return to Apple and Lasting Legacy
Explore Steve’s triumphant return in 1997, the “Think Different” campaign, and the breakthroughs of the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad—products that transformed Apple into a global icon.
Chapter 7: Health, Farewell, and Inspiration
Reflect on Steve’s courageous battle with illness, his transition to Chairman, and his lasting wisdom—“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”—that continues to inspire innovators everywhere.