A day after Apple introduced their latest iPhone, Steve Jobs, the company's charismatic co-founder and visionary, died yesterday at age 56.Apple said in a statement, "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve."
His family said in a separate statement that he "died peacefully today surrounded by his family...We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy during our time of grief."
During his career, Jobs not only changed the personal computer, but headed Apple during the introduction of such game-changers as the iPod, the iTunes music store, the iPhone and iPad.
Despite his early success at Apple that made him a multi-millionaire at 25, he was ousted from the company at age 30. Before rejoining Apple in 1997, he started NeXT computers and bought LucasFilm's computer graphics division, which eventually became Pixar Animation Studios and went on to produce several hit films, including Toy Story.
Jobs had been ill with pancreatic cancer since at least 2004, when he showed a dramatic weight loss, and in 2009 he took a six months medical leave and had a liver transplant. He took another medical leave earlier this year, before announcing he was stepping down as Apple's chief in August.
He is survived by his wife, Laurene, and four children.
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