Fond Farewell: Stars We Lost in 2011

Few people affected the way we live more than Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple and creator of the Mac computer, the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, who passed away on October 5. Although Jobs, 56, kept his health problems secret, it is known that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003 and underwent liver surgery in 2009. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives,"... more 

Few people affected the way we live more than Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple and creator of the Mac computer, the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, who passed away on October 5. Although Jobs, 56, kept his health problems secret, it is known that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003 and underwent liver surgery in 2009. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives," Apple said in a statement after his death. "The world is immeasurably better because of Steve." We second that. less