Childhood Years of Steve Jobs

Steven Jobs was born February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California, and was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. He grew up with one sister, Patty. Paul Jobs was a machinist and fixed cars as a hobby. Jobs remembers his father as being very skilled at working with his hands.

In 1961 the family moved to Mountain View, California. This area, just south of Palo Alto, California, was becoming a center for electronics. Electronics form the basic elements of devices such as radios, televisions, stereos, and computers. At that time people started to refer to the area as “Silicon Valley.” This is because a substance called silicon is used in the manufacturing of electronic parts.

As a child, Jobs preferred doing things by himself. He swam competitively, but was not interested in team sports or other group activities. He showed an early interest in electronics and gadgetry. He spent a lot of time working in the garage workshop of a neighbor who worked at Hewlett-Packard, an electronics manufacturer.

Jobs also enrolled in the Hewlett-Packard Explorer Club. There he saw engineers demonstrate new products, and he saw his first computer at the age of twelve. He was very impressed, and knew right away that he wanted to work with computers.

While in high school Jobs attended lectures at the Hewlett-Packard plant. On one occasion he boldly asked William Hewlett (1931–2001), the president, for some parts he needed to complete a class project. Hewlett was so impressed he gave Jobs the parts, and offered him a summer internship at Hewlett-Packard.

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The Similarity of Genius Childhood

史蒂夫喬布斯的童年

史蒂文喬布斯於 1955 年 2 月 24 日出生於加利福尼亞州舊金山，被保羅和克拉拉喬布斯收養。他和一個妹妹帕蒂一起長大。保羅喬布斯是一名機械師，他的愛好是修理汽車。喬布斯記得他的父親非常擅長用手工作。

1961 年，全家搬到加利福尼亞州的山景城。這個位於加利福尼亞州帕洛阿爾託以南的地區正在成為電子產品的中心。電子產品構成了收音機、電視、音響和計算機等設備的基本元素。那時人們開始稱該地區為“矽谷”。這是因為一種叫做矽的物質被用於製造電子零件。

小時候，喬布斯更喜歡自己做事。他擅長游泳，但對團隊運動或其他團體活動不感興趣。他很早就表現出對電子產品和小工具的興趣。他花了很多時間在一位在電子製造商惠普工作的鄰居的車庫車間工作。

喬布斯還加入了惠普探索者俱樂部。在那裡，他看到工程師展示新產品，並在 12 歲時看到了他的第一台計算機。他印象非常深刻，馬上就知道他想用電腦工作。

高中時，喬布斯參加了惠普工廠的講座。有一次，他大膽地向校長威廉·休利特（William Hewlett，1931-2001 年）詢問了他完成課堂項目所需的某些部分。惠普給喬布斯留下了深刻的印象，並為他提供了在惠普的暑期實習機會。