College of Engineering News • Iowa State University

Engineering expert reflects on Steve Jobs’ contributions to computer engineering

Iowa State University was home to the first computer which was completed back in 1942. But professors there say it wasSteve Jobs’ vision many years later that turned the computer from a novelty into a product the general public found useful.

“Apple has really had a major role in that evolution,” said Dr. Doug Jacobson, a University Professor of Computer Engineering at Iowa state University.

Jacobson is a computer ‘history buff’ and has a collection of old macs including one of the earliest, the Apple II. He credits Steve jobs with taking computers from an “ugly metal box” to something with mass appeal.

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