Steve Wozniak : Ask Biography

Personal information

Birth date

August 11, 1950(age 65)

Place of birth

San Jose, California, U.S.

Alma mater

University of California, Berkeley

Occupation

Computer scientist
Electrical engineer

Spouse

-Alice Robertson-1976-1980
-Candice Clark-1981-1987
-Suzanne Mulkern-1990-2004
-Janet Hill-2008

Children

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Stephen Gary "Woz" Wozniak (born August 11, 1950) is an American computer engineer and programmer who founded Apple Computer, Co. (now Apple Inc.) with co-founder, Steve Jobs, and Ronald Wayne. His inventions and machines are credited with contributing significantly to the personal computer revolution of the 1970s. Wozniak created the Apple I and Apple II computers in the mid-1970s.

Wozniak has several nicknames, including "The Woz", "Wonderful Wizard of Woz" and "iWoz" (a reference to the ubiquitous naming scheme for Apple products). "WoZ" (short for "Wheels of Zeus") is also the name of a company Wozniak founded. He is sometimes known as the "Other Steve" of Apple Computer, the better known Steve being co-founder Steve Jobs. He is of mostly Polish ancestry.