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My Take
Steve Wozniak is my favorite kind of genius: the one who never wanted the spotlight. He designed the machines that launched Apple essentially by himself, then stepped back from empire-building to teach children and give money away. The Apple II was not just a product; it was one engineer's idea of generosity, elegant and open, built so ordinary people could tinker. While the industry mythologizes visionaries and salesmen, Wozniak reminds me that someone still has to actually build the thing. His Grace Hopper Award and National Medal of Technology only confirm what the schematics already prove: craftsmanship is its own philosophy.
Overview
Stephen Gary Wozniak (; born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname Woz, is an American technology entrepreneur, electrical engineer, computer programmer, and inventor. In 1976, he co-founded Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) with his early business partner Steve Jobs.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Wozniak
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーブ・ウォズニアック
- Reading
- すてぃーぶ・うぉずにあっく
- Born
- August 11, 1950 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Tiger
- Origin
- San Jose, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- computer scientist / inventor / programmer / businessperson / teacher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Homestead High School
- University
- University of California, Berkeley
Awards & achievements
- 1985 National Medal of Technology and Innovation
- 1979 Grace Murray Hopper Award
- 2000 National Inventors Hall of Fame
- 1997 Computer History Museum Fellow
- 2013 Hoover Medal
- 2001 Heinz Award
- 2021 IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award
- Isaac Asimov Science Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Apple II | — | |
| Notable work | Breakout | — | |
| Notable work | Apple Inc. | — | |
| Notable work | Macintosh 128K | — | |
| Notable work | US Festival | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.