Steve Jobs was an American business magnate, industrial designer, investor, and media proprietor. He was the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Apple Inc. Some of his greatest accomplishments included co-founding Apple Computer in 1976 and Pixar in 1986, which became a pioneer in 3D computer animation film. He is credited with pioneering the personal computer revolution with the Apple II and introduced the Macintosh in 1984. Jobs passed away in 2011 after battling pancreatic cancer.