Meet The Eccentric Side of Steve Jobs

More than a creative genius of luxury electronic devices, Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, had a life full of unusual or eccentric moments, often approaching the untouchable idol of his subjects to worship him.

Known as a “visionary genius” by the big business of technology, the former CEO did not finish college, refused to acknowledge paternity of a child and received, since 1998, a salary of $ 1 per year.

Used LSD in adolescence

Jobs have used drugs such as LSD as a teenager. “That was one of the two or three most important things I did in my life,” said Apple co-founder in an interview with The New York Times in 2005.

Jobs was a Buddhist

According to Huffington Post, Jobs almost became a Buddhist monk. Instead he married in a Buddhist temple and created the Apple company to become one of the most well succeeded in technology.

Since 1998, Steve Jobs received a salary of $ 1 per year

Apple co-founder received only one dollar per year on the profits of the company. However, had other sources of profit, as the technology giant’s shares, the company Pixar, among others.

There he attended a schoolUnlike Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs did not study at a faculty of more than one semester. In addition, Apple was created in his room in the house of his adoptive parents. Steve Jobs did not study at a faculty of more than one semester.
Jobs denied paternity of their daughterSteve Jobs denied paternity of her first child with the justification that he was sterile. Initially, she was raised with the support of the State, since the rejection of Jobs, the mother could not receive financial assistance to care for the baby. Over the years, Steve became a good father to Lisa.
Jobs ate only fish meatThe only type of meat consumed was Steve Jobs fish. The rest of his diet was vegetarian, and included eggs every day.
Jobs was the adopted sonSteve Jobs was a descendant of Syrian Muslims. His parents, two college students, gave their child up for adoption, a story full of lies and broken promises.
Jobs had an unknown sisterMona Simpson, a famous American novelist in the 1980s, is the sister of Steve Jobs. Apple co-founder just learned that she had a sister as an adult.
Jobs created the game BreakoutThe game Breakout for Atari, was created by Steve Jobs, along with the other founders of Apple.He did not give money to charity Jobs did not offer any help to charities, how do celebrities. When Jobs became Apple’s CEO, said: “Wait until we are profitable.”

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