Steve Jobs: The Man Who Changed the World

By Colleen Pagnani

On October 5, 2011 the world mourned the loss of Steve Jobs, a man who changed the world as co-founder and C.E.O of Apple Inc. His intelligence and extraordinary ability to be creative in ways most people never thought of left a mark on the technological world forever.

As an American entrepreneur and inventor, Jobs is survived by his biological mother, his sister Mona, his wife Laurene, and their three children Erin, Reed, and Eve.

At the young age of 56, Jobs passed away as a result of respiratory arrest related to a metastatic tumor from a cancer he had been fighting for a few years. For over 37 years, Jobs was a technological pioneer and revolutionized the world from the United States to Norway and onto Japan and China. 

Besides helping to develop one of the first personal computers--the Apple--some of his Apple company's inventive products include the iPhone, Mac computers, and iPods. It’s pretty hard to imagine life without these physical objects, which appear small, but have the extraordinary purpose of expanding things like communication. He made long-distance friendships and relationships easier with the products he invented, which even allow people to communicate through video-chat overseas.

For years to come, Jobs will always be remembered, and without him it’s almost as if a generation has ended. To many, Jobs changed the world of technology just as Michael Jackson changed music. Throughout his short life, he touched the lives of many, even President Obama, who characterized Jobs as a man who “exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity.”

At the end of the day, a man as effective as Jobs was makes people wonder what life would be like if he never existed. Fans can do nothing but be thankful for such a creative genius.