“I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences to everything. The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent.”

American businessman, inventor, and investor

Steve Jobs was an American businessman, inventor, and investor. He was a leading figure in the personal computer revolution and co-founded Apple in 1976 with Steve Wozniak. After leaving Apple in 1985, he founded NeXT and bought Pixar in 1986, later serving as its chairman and majority shareholder until 2007. He returned to Apple in 1997 as CEO and remained closely involved in the development and promotion of many of the company’s major products until he resigned in 2011.