Today marks 13 years since the passing of Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple. Steve Jobs died on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at around 3:00 p.m. (PT), peacefully at his home in Palo Alto. He was surrounded by his family, including his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs. The Santa Clara County Public Health Department attributed his death to respiratory arrest, caused by complications from a metastatic pancreas neuroendocrine tumor.
In the months leading up to his passing, Jobs had stepped down as CEO of Apple. His last public appearance was on June 7, 2011, where he addressed a Cupertino City Council meeting to discuss plans for Apple Park, the company’s now-iconic spaceship-like headquarters. Apple Park features the Steve Jobs Theater, an auditorium named in his honor, where Apple continues to unveil its latest innovations.
Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 at the age of 21 with his friend Steve Wozniak in the Jobs family garage, where they developed the first Apple I and Apple II computers. His leadership and vision brought the world transformative products such as the Mac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad. In addition to his role at Apple, Jobs was the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar and later served on The Walt Disney Company’s board of directors after its acquisition of Pixar.
Steve Jobs’ legacy continues to shape technology and culture worldwide.
