American electrical engineer and programmer (born 1950)
For other uses, see WOZ (disambiguation).
Steve Wozniak
Wozniak in 2017
Born
Stephen Gary Wozniak
(1950-08-11) August 11, 1950 (age 73)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Other names
Woz
Berkeley Blue (hacking alias)[1]
Rocky Clark (student alias)[2]
Citizenship
United States Serbia
Education
University of Colorado Boulder (expelled) De Anza College (attended) University of California, Berkeley (BSE)[3]
Occupations
Electrical engineer
programmer
inventor
philanthropist
investor
Years active
1971–present
Known for
Pioneer of the personal computer revolution with Steve Jobs
Co-founder of Apple Inc.
Apple I creator
Apple II co-creator and lead developer
Macintosh co-creator and co-developer
Spouses
Alice Robertson
(m. 1976; div. 1980)
Candice Clark
(m. 1981; div. 1987)
Suzanne Mulkern
(m. 1990; div. 2004)
Janet Hill
(m. 2008)
Children
3
Call sign
ex-WA6BND (ex-WV6VLY)
Website
woz.org
Stephen Gary Wozniak (/ˈwɒzniæk/; born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname "Woz", is an American electrical engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, and inventor. In 1976, he co-founded Apple Computer 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.[4]
In 1975, Wozniak started developing the Apple I[5]: 150 into the computer that launched Apple when he and Jobs first began marketing it the following year. He primarily designed the Apple II, introduced in 1977, known as one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputers,[6] while Jobs oversaw the development of its foam-molded plastic case and early Apple employee Rod Holt developed its switching power supply.[7] With human–computer interface expert Jef Raskin, Wozniak had a major influence over the initial development of the original Apple Macintosh concepts from 1979 to 1981, when Jobs took over the project following Wozniak's brief departure from the company due to a traumatic airplane accident.[8][3] After permanently leaving Apple in 1985, Wozniak founded CL 9 and created the first programmable universal remote, released in 1987. He then pursued several other businesses and philanthropic ventures throughout his career, focusing largely on technology in K–12 schools.[3]
As of February 2020, Wozniak has remained an employee of Apple in a ceremonial capacity since stepping down in 1985.[9][10] In recent years, he has helped fund multiple entrepreneurial efforts dealing in areas such as GPS and telecommunications, flash memory, technology and pop culture conventions, technical education, ecology, satellites and more.
^Dayal, Geeta (February 1, 2013). "Phreaks and Geeks". Slate. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
^Stix, Harriet (May 14, 1986). "A UC Berkeley Degree Is Now the Apple of Steve Wozniak's Eye". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
^ abc"About Steve Wozniak aka 'The Woz'". Woz.org. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
^McConnell, Steve (December 7, 2018). "Steve Wozniak: Inventor and Apple co-founder". Berkeley Engineering. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
^Cite error: The named reference iWoz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Reimer, Jeremy (December 14, 2005). "Total share: 30 years of personal computer market share figures". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
^"Nolan Bushnell Appointed to Atari Board — AtariAge Forums — Page 30". Atariage.com. April 29, 2010. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
^Cite error: The named reference TheVerge was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference wozemployee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Woz says he's still an Apple employee, paid 'about $50 a week'". The Mercury News. February 6, 2020. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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