Wozniak in 2005.
Stephen Gary "The Woz" Wozniak (born August 11, 1950) is the co-founder of Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976. He is officially designated employee #1.[1]
Wozniak and Andy Hertzfeld in 1985.
Wozniak and Jobs had previously worked together at Atari on the design of the video game Breakout.[2][3] When Wozniak discovered that some of Apple's early garage employees did not receive any stock options in the company, he gave them $10 million worth of his personal shares.[4]
Media portrayals
Wozniak was portrayed by Joey Slotnick, Josh Gad, and Seth Rogen in dramatizations of his relationship with Jobs in the films Pirates of Silicon Valley, jOBS, and Steve Jobs, respectively.
References
- ↑ The First 10 Apple Employees: Where Are They Now? by Jay Yarow, Business Insider. 2011-05-24.
- ↑ Breakout - Jobs and Woz Bust Through by William Hunter, The Dot Eaters. 2013-03.
- ↑ The Making of Breakout, Retro Gamer. 2014-05-13.
- ↑ When Steve Jobs Refused To Give Early Apple Employees Stock, Steve Wozniak Offered Them $10 Million Of His, by Alyson Shontell, Business Insider. 2014-09-05
External links
- Woz.org official website
- Steve Wozniak at Wikipedia
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