Steve Jobs Birthday: 14 Surprising Facts About the Father of the iPhone

Steve Jobs was born onFebruary 24, 1955in San Francisco and died on October 5, 2011 in Palo Alto. If the date of his disappearance is often remembered by the general public, that of his arrival into the world remains less known. However, it is perhaps the one that matters the most, since it is the first day of life of one of the greatest geniuses in the history of tech.

To pay tribute to him without repeating our previous articles celebrating his birthday, let's list14 points that we think are important to remember about it. Some information is better known than others, it's up to you to tell us in comments which ones you didn't have until now:

• Steve Jobs is an adopted child
• He is of Syrian origin from his father, and American and Swiss from his mother.
• He met Steve Wozniak at the age of 13, when his future friend was already 18
• Their first creation was an Atari game, called Breakout, which sold to Atari for $5,000
• Steve Jobs allegedly lied about this amount by only giving $350 to Steve Wozniak, telling him that it was half of the winnings
• Steve Jobs tried his luck for a flight in the American space shuttle Space Shuttle
• He named the Apple computer Lisa in homage to his daughter Lisa, whose paternity he long disputed
• He is the founder of Pixar, established under the first name Graphics Group in 1986
• He kept the same clothing style for a long time: black turtleneck sweater, Levi's jeans and a pair of sneakers.
• His pancreatic cancer was discovered in 2003, an illness for which he refused to follow doctors' instructions, preferring to use alternative treatment techniques.
• He underwent pancreas surgery in 2004, but by 2006 the cancer returned
• In 2011, he put his activities for Apple on hiatus for health reasons.
• October 16 is Steve Jobs Day in California.
• In Budapest, Hungary, Steve Jobs has a statue of him, 2 meters high, signed Erno Toth at Graphisoft Park

As a bonus, remember that at Apple Park, the conference room often used for product presentations by Tim Cook and his acolytes is named Steve Jobs Theater.

Do you have any other amazing facts about Steve Jobs? Share them in comments!

Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.