Steve Wozniak Event at Mount Allison University
iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon – Apple inventor Steve Wozniak will deliver the Wilford Jonah Lecture in Mount Allison University’s Convocation Hall on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. His public lecture in Sackville marks the first time he will speak in Atlantic Canada.
Steve’s autobiography, iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon, was released in September 2006 by Norton Publishing and will be available for sale at the event.
A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for the past three decades, Steve Wozniak helped shape the computing industry with his invention of Apple’s first line of products, the Apple I and II, and influenced the popular Macintosh. He is currently the Chief Technology Officer of Acquicor Corporation, a public company which has announced acquisition of a semiconductor foundry in Southern California. For his achievements at Apple Computer, Steve was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States in 1985, the highest honour bestowed on America’s leading innovators. In 2000 Steve was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame and was awarded the prestigious Heinz Award for Technology, The Economy and Employment for ‘single-handedly designing the first personal computer and for then redirecting his life-long passion for mathematics and electronics toward lighting the fires of excitement for education in grade school students and their teachers.”
The Wilford B. Jonah Lecture Series was established at Mount Allison University in 2000 through the generosity of Wilford B. Jonah, a member of the Class of 1936. The endowment created is intended to provide funds to enable the University to bring to campus persons of high international stature and prominence to give a public lecture and, where possible, to take part in a forum of discussion with students. Past distinguished lecturers have included: Mordecai Richler, author and essayist; Dr. David Suzuki, scientist, broadcaster, and environmental advocate; and world-renowned physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss.
A reception will follow the talk in Jennings Hall on campus and there is no admission charge for these events.