Hannah Murray, Macy Salisbury, Prescillia Truong
National History Day
6 November 2014
Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources
· "Apple - Press Info - Letter from Steve Jobs." Apple - Press Info - Letter from Steve Jobs.
Apple, 24 Aug. 2011. Web. 02 Nov. 2014.
This was an actual letter from Steve Jobs to the Apple headquarters regarding his resignation as CEO of the company and the passing down of the job to Tim Cook. This primary source provides insight to how Jobs believed it was the noble and right thing to do for the good of the company. Apple's website also provided us with pictures of Steve Jobs so we could use the photos to give our views an accurate representation of what Jobs looks like.
· "Text of Steve Jobs' Commencement Speech." Text of Steve Jobs' Commencement Address (2005). Stanford, 14 June 2005. Web. 02 Nov. 2014. <http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html>
This is the text and video of Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech to Stanford’s graduating class of 2005. In his speech, Jobs describes his hardships and triumphs, which allowed listeners to receive primary information on Jobs’ upbringing and experiences. He provides a detailed insight to his specific thoughts on what it takes to be a successful businessman and how to deal with every hardship that life can throw at you.
· Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Print.
This source is important because Jobs himself gave Walter Issacson permission to write his biography. The biography contains several first hand accounts of Jobs and consists of many quotes that Steve Jobs said about his own experiences. The novel talks about Jobs’ life from birth to death and speaks about his legacy and impact that he made on the world. We also used some of the photos that he provided in his book of Jobs’ when he was younger in our website.
· Lubenow, Gerald C. "Jobs Talks About His Rise and Fall." Newsweek. Newsweek, 25 July 2011. Web. 04 Nov. 2014. <http://www.newsweek.com/jobs-talks-about-his-rise-and- fall-207016>.
This is an article that is a direct interview between a reporter from Newsweek and Steve Jobs himself. The questions the news reporter asked Steve Jobs were personal questions about Steve Jobs’ hardships and triumphs and how he handled them himself. This is important regarding the National History Day Theme because for someone to be considered a leader and for that leader to have a legacy, they must go through rough times to get there, so it’s important for to recognize the hardships.
· "Silicon Valley Historical Association." Silicon Valley Historical Association. Silicon Valley
Historical Association, 18 June 2013. Web. 03 Nov. 2014
This source was imperative in the research of our project because the Silicon Valley Historical Association published several videos of Steve Jobs discussing his own legacy from a first person point of view and of his plans for the future of the Apple Computer Company, so we were able to get primary information from this source.
Secondary Sources
· Elkind, Peter. "Fortune." The Trouble with Steve. Fortune, 04 Mar. 2008. Web. 04 Nov. 2014. <http://archive.fortune.com/2008/03/02/news/companies/elkind_jobs.fortune/index.htm>.
This is an article that describes Steve Jobs’ hardships during his fight with pancreatic cancer. This is a relative source for our website because Steve Jobs’ fight with cancer was something he had to deal with for years before it eventually took his life in 2011.
· Flanney, Russel. "Steve Jobs' Greatest Creations." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, Web. 04 Nov. 2014. <http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ekhf45eglkh/pixar-1986-7/>.
We used the article from Forbes Magazine because of his use of pictures within the article that depicted all of Jobs’ amazing creations. The allowed us to provide our viewers with a visual of all his products dating back to the start of the Apple company all the way up to the products that he innovated only months before his death in 2011.
· "Remembering Steve Jobs." Apple. Apple. Web. 04 Nov. 2014. <https://www.apple.com/stevejobs/>.
Although this was not a primary source, the comments on Apple’s website regarding Steve Jobs allowed us to read how he has impacted other peoples’ lives all across the world. We used this information in our “Impacts” section because Steve not only affected other technological geniuses, but everyday people that use his products everyday and people wrote and published their own stories and accounts on how Steve has personally affected them.
· Spicer, Dag. "Steve Jobs: From Garage to World’s Most Valuable Company." CHM Blog Steve Jobs From Garage to Worlds Most Valuable Company Comments. Computer History Museum, 16 June 2011. Web. 02 Nov. 2014. <http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/steve-jobs/>.
This source is a secondary source that contains a lot of information that came from Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak themselves. The site provided several videos that were of Steve Jobs discussing his products and goals from a first person point of view. This source gave us a lot of information regarding Jobs’ legacy from someone else’s point of view and how he was a leader of the technological world.
· "Steve Wozniak." Founders at Work. Weebly, 2009. Web. 03 Nov. 2014.
This is a relevant secondary source because Steve Wozniak was Steve Jobs’ partner in the start up of the Apple Computer Company, so his interview was able to provide insight on Jobs’ influence in the company from someone else’s point of view. Wozniak also describes how Jobs left a lasting impression and legacy and impacted everyone that worked with him.
National History Day
6 November 2014
Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources
· "Apple - Press Info - Letter from Steve Jobs." Apple - Press Info - Letter from Steve Jobs.
Apple, 24 Aug. 2011. Web. 02 Nov. 2014.
This was an actual letter from Steve Jobs to the Apple headquarters regarding his resignation as CEO of the company and the passing down of the job to Tim Cook. This primary source provides insight to how Jobs believed it was the noble and right thing to do for the good of the company. Apple's website also provided us with pictures of Steve Jobs so we could use the photos to give our views an accurate representation of what Jobs looks like.
· "Text of Steve Jobs' Commencement Speech." Text of Steve Jobs' Commencement Address (2005). Stanford, 14 June 2005. Web. 02 Nov. 2014. <http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html>
This is the text and video of Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech to Stanford’s graduating class of 2005. In his speech, Jobs describes his hardships and triumphs, which allowed listeners to receive primary information on Jobs’ upbringing and experiences. He provides a detailed insight to his specific thoughts on what it takes to be a successful businessman and how to deal with every hardship that life can throw at you.
· Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Print.
This source is important because Jobs himself gave Walter Issacson permission to write his biography. The biography contains several first hand accounts of Jobs and consists of many quotes that Steve Jobs said about his own experiences. The novel talks about Jobs’ life from birth to death and speaks about his legacy and impact that he made on the world. We also used some of the photos that he provided in his book of Jobs’ when he was younger in our website.
· Lubenow, Gerald C. "Jobs Talks About His Rise and Fall." Newsweek. Newsweek, 25 July 2011. Web. 04 Nov. 2014. <http://www.newsweek.com/jobs-talks-about-his-rise-and- fall-207016>.
This is an article that is a direct interview between a reporter from Newsweek and Steve Jobs himself. The questions the news reporter asked Steve Jobs were personal questions about Steve Jobs’ hardships and triumphs and how he handled them himself. This is important regarding the National History Day Theme because for someone to be considered a leader and for that leader to have a legacy, they must go through rough times to get there, so it’s important for to recognize the hardships.
· "Silicon Valley Historical Association." Silicon Valley Historical Association. Silicon Valley
Historical Association, 18 June 2013. Web. 03 Nov. 2014
This source was imperative in the research of our project because the Silicon Valley Historical Association published several videos of Steve Jobs discussing his own legacy from a first person point of view and of his plans for the future of the Apple Computer Company, so we were able to get primary information from this source.
Secondary Sources
· Elkind, Peter. "Fortune." The Trouble with Steve. Fortune, 04 Mar. 2008. Web. 04 Nov. 2014. <http://archive.fortune.com/2008/03/02/news/companies/elkind_jobs.fortune/index.htm>.
This is an article that describes Steve Jobs’ hardships during his fight with pancreatic cancer. This is a relative source for our website because Steve Jobs’ fight with cancer was something he had to deal with for years before it eventually took his life in 2011.
· Flanney, Russel. "Steve Jobs' Greatest Creations." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, Web. 04 Nov. 2014. <http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ekhf45eglkh/pixar-1986-7/>.
We used the article from Forbes Magazine because of his use of pictures within the article that depicted all of Jobs’ amazing creations. The allowed us to provide our viewers with a visual of all his products dating back to the start of the Apple company all the way up to the products that he innovated only months before his death in 2011.
· "Remembering Steve Jobs." Apple. Apple. Web. 04 Nov. 2014. <https://www.apple.com/stevejobs/>.
Although this was not a primary source, the comments on Apple’s website regarding Steve Jobs allowed us to read how he has impacted other peoples’ lives all across the world. We used this information in our “Impacts” section because Steve not only affected other technological geniuses, but everyday people that use his products everyday and people wrote and published their own stories and accounts on how Steve has personally affected them.
· Spicer, Dag. "Steve Jobs: From Garage to World’s Most Valuable Company." CHM Blog Steve Jobs From Garage to Worlds Most Valuable Company Comments. Computer History Museum, 16 June 2011. Web. 02 Nov. 2014. <http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/steve-jobs/>.
This source is a secondary source that contains a lot of information that came from Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak themselves. The site provided several videos that were of Steve Jobs discussing his products and goals from a first person point of view. This source gave us a lot of information regarding Jobs’ legacy from someone else’s point of view and how he was a leader of the technological world.
· "Steve Wozniak." Founders at Work. Weebly, 2009. Web. 03 Nov. 2014.
This is a relevant secondary source because Steve Wozniak was Steve Jobs’ partner in the start up of the Apple Computer Company, so his interview was able to provide insight on Jobs’ influence in the company from someone else’s point of view. Wozniak also describes how Jobs left a lasting impression and legacy and impacted everyone that worked with him.
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