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    Lonnie George. Johnson is a former Air Force and NASA engineer who invented the massively popular super soaker water gun. Lonnie was born on October 6, 1949 in mobile, Alabama. When he was in high school his buddies gave him a nickname “The Professor”. Lonnie was the only African American that represented his high school in 1968 science fair sponsored by the junior engineering technical society (JETS). He earned his Master’s Degree in nuclear engineering from Tuskegee university. Lonnie was inspired

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    There are many influential people in the world today. Many of which are talked about but some are not considered influential. Steve Jobs is one that is not talked about as an influential American often. Steve Jobs, the man behind Apple, changed the world in many ways for the better including technological advances, charity and a man to look up to. He came up with many innovative ideas and put them in the making and the majority of people use his products on a day to day basis. He has not only changed

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    Evan Spiegel was born on the 4th of June 1990, into a wealthy family in Los Angeles, California. He is the oldest child of John W. Spiegel and Melissa Ann Thomas of whom are both Ivy League educated lawyers. His parents divorced when he was in high school. Spiegel’s childhood was very privileged and he had a $250 weekly allowance. He got his first computer in 6th grade. From a young age Spiegel was interested in technology and even gained himself the reputation of being a nerd in high school. When

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    Linus Torvalds

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    What would you do if you were faced with a system that you weren’t satisfied with? Would you just accept the system? Would you look for a new one? Linus Torvalds found himself in that situation while in college. His solution: create his own. Due to my research, I believe that I am able to touch upon the life of Mr. Torvalds, and the creation for which he is most widely known. It is my hope to commemorate Mr. Torvalds and his work. The efforts put forth by Linus Torvalds have changed computing in

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    Television was one of the most entertaining things made in 1927. T.V. has changed the world in so many ways with many good things and bad things. This intelligent man named Philo Farnsworth invented the television on September 9, 1927. He was born on August 19, 1906. When he was fourteen he sketched an idea out for his science teacher (Landen). Philo Farnsworth was born on August 19, 1906. His parents were Lewis Edwin and Serena Bastian Farnsworth. When Philo was thirteen he received a first prize

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    Steve Jobs Persuasion

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    first people that influenced our lives today because of his ability to master persuasion to me is Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple Computers, which has become the world’s most valuable company today. Before Jobs became the envisionary that we know that has produced several of the devices we use from Apple today, he openly talked about getting fired from Apple, calling it "devastating", to be able to show the relations that he had with other and that he had been in their shoes before (Ong,

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    Steve Wozniak was the main designer on the Apple I and Apple II computers and worked together with his best friend Steve Jobs and incorporated others into the group development as well. Wozniak was known as the brains where Jobs was known as the business factor. When Stephen Gary Wozniak was born on August 11, 1950 in San Jose, California, the world had begun to technologically change. Wozniak tended to be a very curious child and his father always managed to inspire his curiosity for learning by

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    Apple Inc. Case Study

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    Apple Inc. Case Study TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPANY OVERVIEW General Description Historical Outline Industry Current Challenges Ethics and Responsibility STRATEGIC INFORMATION Mission Statement Competition SWOT Analysis HISTORICAL FINANCIAL ANALYSIS Historical Financial Information Competitive Financial Analysis Summary FUTURE PLANS Competitive Advantage Recent Performance Business Environment Recommendations Zackery Butler, Connor Daugherty, Stanashia Davis, Gabrielle Drohan, and Lauren Spears

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    co-founder of Apple computers joined with his best friend Steve Jobs. Steve Wozniak developed the hardware design and operating system for the very first Apple computer available for commercial sale. His wonderful engineering and business features resulted in the very well known worldwide computer phenomenon Apple. Yet fellow consumers knew much about Wozniak 's. Steve Wozniak is the tech genius that most tech engineers envy because of all his success he got all around the world with his brand Apple. Wozniak

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    Case Study : Apple Inc.

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    that I will be looking at for this assignment is Apple Inc. Apple was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. They had this idea to change the way individuals perceived and saw computers, from here they launched the Apple Computer Company. A year later the Apple II computer was released into the market, in doing so this allowed Apple to establish itself as one of the high end brands in the personal computer industry. In 1980 Apple went public and John Scully was recruited as the

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