He called it the greatest job in the world for an engineer. He loved HP and fully expected to stay there for life. He tells stories of the famous Homebrew Computer Club and his time working at Hewlett-Packard. And sometimes it sounds like he is writing the book for an audience of young people interested in changing the world. Woz said that ever since 5th grade, he wanted to be a 5th grade teacher. He loved adventure stories like Tom Swift, ham radio and playing complicated pranks on and with his pals.īorn in 1950, he came of age at the perfect time for a kid with engineering talent and interest. Though showing his brilliance early in school and science fairs, he was also a regular little boy. His dad was an engineer so he had early exposure and lessons on circuits and other engineering subjects. It was fun to hear the stories and experiences of young Steve Wozniak. Woz was the engineer, the science guy, the geek. Especially when compared to the other Apple Steve. It's the 2006 autobiography of Steve Wozniak written with Gina Smith. I finally got around to listening to the unabridged audio version of iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It IWoz - Steve Wozniak of Apple - Great Lakes Geek book review GreatLakesGeek.Com
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