Visionary Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs has died, aged 56.
Jobs, who co-founded the technology company in 1976 with childhood friend Steve Wozniak, has lost his eight year battle with pancreatic cancer, Apple confirmed this evening.
The mastermind behind the iPhone, iPod and iMac, and dozens of other devices, Jobs is remembered for revolutionizing the way we communicate today.
Jobs died in Palo Alto, California on Wednesday evening. He had been fighting the disease publicly since 2004.
His family said in a statement Jobs '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.'
Steve Jobs was the biological son of Joanne Schieble and Syrian Abdulfattah 'John' Jandali, 23-year-old students at the University of Wisconsin. Within months of giving up their baby son, the pair got married and had a daughter, Mona Simpson, whom he did not meet until he was an adult. Simpson later wrote a book based on their relationship, called 'A Regular Guy'.
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