Apple announced that their company's co-founder, Steve Jobs, died Wednesday evening. He was 56 years old. His revolutionary products, which include the iPod, iPhone and iPad, are now seen as dictating the evolution of modern technology.
Apple announced that their company's co-founder, Steve Jobs, died Wednesday evening. He was 56 years old. His revolutionary products, which include the iPod, iPhone and iPad, are now seen as dictating the evolution of modern technology.
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Facebook, Twitter, Google, iPhone— they're the names of technologies so pervasive in our 21st century lives that we've started using them as verbs. Behind these technologies are individuals whose ingenuity and enterprising spirit have profoundly changed our lives. Far from being computer nerds, these tech geniuses are billionaire celebrities, household names and the subjects of hit movies. From Steve Jobs of Apple to Mark Zuckerburg of Facebook, here are the most famous modern titans of tech.
Modern Titans of Tech
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Steve Jobs wasn't the only person in history to turn the apple into a significant cultural symbol. Somewhere in between the origin of the Adam and Eve story and the invention of the iPod, there were dozens of notable people who transformed the forbidden fruit into a significant statement.
Apple Icons
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These celebs are always in the limelight so a healthy diet is a must—hence, they’ve gone vegan! While some have jumped on the bandwagon, others have made it a part of their lifestyles. From Bill Clinton to Jane Lynch, see which other celebs are getting healthy all while saving the animals with their more animal conscious diet.
Vegans
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