With Steve Jobs' passing, we have lost one of the greatest technological innovators of our time.

After the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, we look back over the life of one of the most influential technology leaders of his generation

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"I think I have five more great products in me," Steve Jobs said a very long time ago. He was 31 at the time and barreling up Route 101 in Silicon Valley, en route to a meeting in San Francisco.

Steven P. Jobs, who died Oct. 5, 2011, co-founded Apple, popularized the personal computer, made music accessible and revolutionized the cellphone industry.

I met Steve Jobs while I worked at Gizmodo. He was always a gentleman. Steve liked me and he liked Gizmodo. And I liked him back. Some of my friends who I used to work with at Gizmodo refer to those days as the Good Old Days.

Steve Jobs was born February 24, 1955, to two University of Wisconsin graduate students who gave him up for adoption. Smart but directionless, Jobs experimented with different pursuits before starting Apple Computers with Stephen Wozniak in the Jobs' family garage. Apple's revolutionary products, which include the iPod, iPhone and iPad, are now seen as dictating the evolution of modern technology.

August should have been a triumphant month for Apple cofounder Steve Jobs; his once written-off tech company briefly topped ExxonMobil as the most valuable U.S. corporation. But later that month he resigned as CEO to battle what most believe is his final bout with cancer. The Reed College dropout founded Apple in his garage.

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Steve Jobs created a remarkable legacy, one that's still unfinished. He co-founded Apple, saw it shrink in size and influence and revived it through deft and constant innovation. His death follows within a day of the unveiling of the latest version of the iPhone, one of his game-changing products.

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