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Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. Jobs was also the founder of NeXT and chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar. He was a pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with his early business partner and fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jobs was born in San Francisco in 1955 and adopted shortly afterwards. He attended Reed College in 1972 before withdrawing that same year. In 1974, he traveled through India, Hippie trail, seeking enlightenment before later studying Buddhism in the West#Emerging mainstream western Buddhism, Zen Buddhism. He and Wozniak co-founded Apple in 1976 to further develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. Together, the duo gained fame and wealth a year later with production and sale of the Apple II, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputers. Jobs saw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IPhone 4
The iPhone 4 is a smartphone that was developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the List of iPhone models, fourth generation of the iPhone lineup, succeeding the iPhone 3GS and preceding the iPhone 4s. Following a number of notable leaks, the iPhone 4 was first unveiled on June 7, 2010, at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, and was released on June 24, 2010, in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Japan. The iPhone 4 introduced a new hardware design to the iPhone family, which Apple's CEO Steve Jobs touted as the thinnest smartphone in the world at the time; it consisted of a stainless steel frame which doubled as an antenna, with internal components situated between two panels of aluminosilicate glass. The iPhone 4 introduced Apple's new high-resolution "Retina display" (with a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch), while maintaining the same physical size and aspect ratio as its precursors, Apple's Apple A4, A4 system-on-chip, alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, as an animation studio, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Oliver Disney as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; it later operated under the names Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before adopting its current name in 1986. In 1928, Disney established itself as a leader in the animation industry with the short film ''Steamboat Willie.'' The film used synchronized sound to become the first post-produced sound cartoon, and popularized Mickey Mouse, who became Disney's mascot and corporate icon. After becoming a success by the early 1940s, Disney diversified into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. However, following Walt Disney's death in 1966, the company's profits, especially in the animation sector, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple I
The Apple Computer 1 (Apple-1), later known predominantly as the Apple I, is an 8-bit personal computer designed by Steve Wozniak and released by the Apple Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) in 1976. The company was initially formed to sell the Apple I its first product and would later become the world's largest technology company. The idea of starting a company and selling the computer came from Wozniak's friend and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. A differentiator of the Apple I was that it included video display terminal circuitry, allowing it to connect to a low-cost composite video monitor and keyboard instead of an expensive accompanying terminal. The Apple I and the Sol-20 were some of the earliest home computers to have this capability. To finance the Apple I's development, Wozniak and Jobs sold some of their possessions for a few hundred dollars. Wozniak demonstrated the first prototype in July 1976 at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, California, impre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhism In The West
Buddhism in the West (or more narrowly Western Buddhism) broadly encompasses the knowledge and practice of Buddhism outside of Asia, in the Western world. Occasional intersections between Western world, Western civilization and the Buddhist world have been occurring for thousands of years. Greek colonies existed in India during the Buddha's life, as early as the 6th century. The first Westerners to become Buddhists were Greeks who settled in Bactria and Indian subcontinent, India during the Hellenistic period. They became influential figures during the reigns of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, Indo-Greek kings, whose patronage of Buddhism led to the emergence of Greco-Buddhism and Greco-Buddhist art. There was little contact between the Western and Asian cultures during most of the Middle Ages, but the Early modern period, early modern rise of International trade, global trade and mercantilism, Age of Discovery#Technology: Ship design and the compass, improved navigation technology and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippie Trail
The hippie trail (also the overland) was an overland journey taken by members of the hippie subculture and others from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s travelling from Europe and Western Asia, West Asia through South Asia via countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh to Thailand. The hippie trail was a form of alternative tourism, and one of the key elements was travelling as cheaply as possible, mainly to extend the length of time away from home. The term "hippie" became current in the mid-to-late 1960s; "beatnik" was the previous term from the later 1950s. In every major stop of the hippie trail, there were hotels, restaurants and cafés for Westerners, who networked with each other as they travelled east and west. The hippies tended to interact more with the local population than traditional sightseers did. The hippie trail largely ended in the late 1970s primarily due to both the Iranian Revolution resulting in an anti-Western government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posthumous Award
A posthumous award is an award that is granted after the recipient has died. Many prizes, medals, and awards can be granted posthumously. Military decorations Military decorations, such as the Victoria Cross or the Medal of Honor, are often given posthumously. The title Hero of the Soviet Union was posthumously given, but the Gold Star medal was not awarded itself. During World War II, many countries practiced the granting of posthumous awards. In the Soviet Union, the only posthumous award that was physically awarded was the Order of the Patriotic War. All other awards were not physically awarded. Until 1977, upon the death of an awardee, all medals and awards were returned. Less commonly, certain prizes, medals, and awards are granted ''only'' posthumously, especially those that honor people who died in service to a particular cause. Such awards include the Confederate Medal of Honor award, to Confederate veterans who distinguished themselves conspicuously during the Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidential Medal Of Freedom
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal. It is an award bestowed by decision of the president of the United States to "any person recommended to the President for award of the Medal or any person selected by the President upon his own initiative", and was created to recognize people who have made "an especially meritorious contribution to (1) the security or national interests of the United States, or (2) world peace, or (3) cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." The award is not limited to U.S. citizens, and, while it is a civilian award, it can also be awarded to military personnel and worn on the uniform. It was established in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy, superseding the Medal of Freedom that was initially established by President Harry S. Truman in 1945 to honor civilian service. Occasionally, the medal award is further denoted as, "with distinction." There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrisann Brennan
Chrisann Brennan (born September 29, 1954) is an American memoirist and painter. She is the author of '' The Bite in the Apple'', an autobiography about her relationship with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. They had one child, Lisa Brennan-Jobs. Early life Brennan was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1954, one of four daughters of James Richard Brennan and Virginia Lavern Rickey. Chrisann was named after the flower chrysanthemum. Her father worked for Sylvania and the family lived in a number of places including Colorado Springs and Nebraska. They eventually settled in Sunnyvale, California. Her parents divorced after their move to Buffalo, New York. Brennan attended Homestead High School in Cupertino, California, where she met Steve Jobs during the early months of 1972. Relationship with Steve Jobs Brennan and Jobs's relationship began in 1972 while in high school. Brennan remained involved with Jobs while he was at Reed College. In mid-1973, Jobs moved back to the San Francisco Bay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurene Powell Jobs
Laurene Powell Jobs ( Powell; born November 6, 1963)United States birth records is an American billionaire businesswoman executive and philanthropist. She is the widow of Steve Jobs, who was the co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc., and she manages the Steve Jobs Trust. She is the founder and chairman of Emerson Collective and XQ Institute. She is a major donor to Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politicians. Early life and career Powell Jobs was raised in West Milford, New Jersey. She earned a Bachelor of Arts, B.A. in political science from the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences and a Bachelor of Science, B.S. degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1985. She received her Master of Business Administration, MBA degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1991. Early career In the 1990s, Powell Jobs co-founded Terravera, a natural foods company that sold to retailers throughout Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malek Jandali
Malek Jandali (, ) (born 1972) is a West Germany, West German-born Syrian-Americans, American composer and pianist, whose music integrates Middle-Eastern modes and Arabic maqams into Western structures of classical music. He is the founder of the nonprofit organization Pianos for Peace, which aims to build peace through music and education. He is composer-in-residence at both Queens University of Charlotte and at Qatar Museums. Jandali immigrated to the United States and studied music in North Carolina. Since then, he has performed with orchestras across the world and composed a number of 21st-century classical music, modern classical works. His music was described as "a major new addition to the 21st century symphonic literature" by ''Fanfare (magazine), Fanfare'' magazine. with "heart-rending melodies, lush orchestration, clever transitions and creative textures", according to American Record Guide. Jandali's music ranges from Chamber music, chamber works to large symphonic com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassma Al Jandaly
Bassma Al Jandaly () is a journalist based in the United Arab Emirates; she worked as a community and crime correspondent at Dubai-based English-language newspaper ''Gulf News'', and is known for her demonstrated interests in humanitarian causes. Personal life Bassma Al Jandaly was born on 30 August 1977, in Leningrad in the Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg), to a Sunni Muslim Syrian family. She has three sisters and one brother; her father Hassan Jandaly was a high ranking General in the Syrian army. She is also a first cousin of Steve Jobs, Mona Simpson and Malek Jandali. Jobs’ father Abdul Fattah Jandali and Bassma are still in contact, and she interviewed him after Jobs' death. Al Jandaly has stated that Steve Jobs' birth name (prior to adoption) was "Abdul Lateef Jandali". Career Bassma Al Jandaly started her career as a journalist at ''Gulf News'', an English newspaper based in the United Arab Emirates. One of her more notable stories is the exposing of a United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Simpson
Mona Simpson (née Jandali; June 14, 1957) is an American novelist. She has written six novels and studied English at University of California, Berkeley, and languages and literature at Columbia University. She won a Whiting Award for her first novel, '' Anywhere but Here'' (1986). It was a popular success and adapted as a film by the same name, released in 1999. She wrote a sequel, ''The Lost Father'' (1992). Critical recognition has included the ''Chicago Tribune'' Heartland Prize and making the shortlist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for her novel ''Off Keck Road'' (2000). She is the biological younger sister of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. She was born after her parents had married and did not meet Jobs, who was placed for adoption after he was born, until she was 25 years old. Early life Mona Jandali was born on June 14, 1957, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to a Swiss-German American mother, Joanne Carole Schieble, and a Syrian father, Abdulfattah "John" (al-)Jandali (Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
