Throughout his life, Steven Paul Jobs showed that he had an interesting way of seeing the world. As a young child, he became easily distracted in class and turned to pranking his teachers and classmates to entertain himself. In his young adult years, he was often described as cold or "unmanageable" (Isaacson 43). Despite his attitude, he still managed to impress by working with electronics and creating new ideas. Through his early experiences and achievements, Jobs created companies that changed the world of technology and resulted in the success of the Apple Corporation. Steve Jobs was often bored at school and turned to pranks for entertainment. Jobs played pranks on his teachers and classmates throughout elementary school. Once in third grade, Jobs set off an explosive under his teacher's chair (Isaacson 12). In ninth grade, Jobs attended Homestead High and made friends with seniors who were also interested in technology. For an electronics project, Jobs contacted William Hewlett of Hewlett Packard for parts. Jobs was offered a summer internship (Noce 24). After finishing high school, Jobs had no desire to go to college. Jobs told his parents that he would only go to college if he attended Reed College (Isaacson 33). Jobs dropped out of college after one semester, but he still took classes that interested him between art and technology (Isaacson 40). Thanks to his education, Jobs was able to put his creativity into small inventions and learn from them. While receiving an education, Steven Jobs also gained knowledge by making small inventions and working small jobs. In high school, Jobs once hooked up speakers that acted as microphones in his house and built a control room in his closet to listen to other rooms...... middle of paper...... businesses on Earth (Isaacson 566). In May 2000, Apple's market value was one-twentieth that of Microsoft. In May 2010, Apple overtook Microsoft as the world's most valuable technology company. Works Cited Aamoth, Doug. “Watch Steve Jobs unveil the iPod 12 years ago.” Time. October 23, 2013: 1-1. Premier Business Source. Internet. November 21, 2013. Carr, Austin. “What you don’t know about Apple.” Fast Company 174 (2013): 35-38. Premier Business Source. Web, January 1, 2014. Fell, Jason. “Steve Jobs: the extraordinary career. " Entrepreneur. Media Entrepreneur, nd Web. January 1, 2014. Geuss, Megan. “The last time Apple was out of a job.” PC World. IDG Consumers and SMEs. August 24, 2011. The web. January 1, 2014. Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2011. Print.Noce, Jaime ed. Business leader profiles for students. Vol 1. Farmington Hills: Gale Research, 1999. Print.