Alec Issigonis. Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis, CBE, FRS,[1] RDI (18 November 1906 – 2 October 1988) was a Greek-British designer of cars, now remembered chiefly for the groundbreaking and influential development of the Mini, launched by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) in 1959. Early life[edit] The machine factory (shown here in a company letter of 1910) founded by Demosthenis Issigonis, Alec's grandfather, was one of the thriving Greek businesses in Smyra (now Izmir). Issigonis was born into the Greek community of Smyrna (now İzmir, Turkey) in the Ottoman Empire.
His grandfather Demosthenis Issigonis migrated to Smyrna from Paros in the 1830s and through the work he did for the British-built Smyrna-Aydın Railway, in the engineering works [2] that he had established, had managed to acquire British nationality. Career[edit] Mini as a British Icon In 1936, he moved to Morris Motors Limited at Cowley working on an independent front suspension system for the Morris 10. Morris Minor Notes[edit] James Dyson. Early life[edit] Dyson was born in Cromer, Norfolk, England, and was one of three children.
Dyson was sent to Gresham's School, a boarding school, Holt, Norfolk, from 1956 to 1965, when his father died of cancer.[3] James excelled in long distance running: "I was quite good at it, not because I was physically good, but because I had more determination. I learnt determination from it. Early inventions[edit] Dyson helped design the Sea Truck in 1970 while studying at the Royal College of Art. Vacuum cleaners[edit] DC07 Dyson vacuum cleaner In the late 1970s, Dyson had the idea of using cyclonic separation to create a vacuum cleaner that would not lose suction as it picked up dirt. Partly supported by his wife's salary as an art teacher, and after five years and many prototypes, Dyson launched the "G-Force" cleaner in 1983. Following his success, other major manufacturers began to market their own cyclonic vacuum cleaners.
Recent inventions[edit] European single currency[edit] Honours[edit] Tim Cook. Timothy Donald "Tim" Cook (born November 1, 1960 in Mobile, Alabama[1]) is an American business executive, and is the CEO of Apple Inc.[2] Cook joined Apple in March 1998[3] as SVP of Worldwide Operations and also served as EVP of Worldwide Sales and Operations and was COO until he was named the CEO of Apple on August 24, 2011, succeeding Steve Jobs.[4] Cook had previously served as acting CEO of Apple after Jobs began medical leave in January 2011.[5] In early 2012, he was awarded compensation of 1 million shares, vesting in 2016 and 2021, by Apple's Board of Directors.[6] As of 2012, Cook's total compensation package of US$378 million makes him the highest paid CEO in the world.[7] Early years[edit] Cook grew up in Robertsdale, Alabama, near Mobile.
Career[edit] Before Apple[edit] Apple[edit] Cook was asked by Steve Jobs to join Apple in 1998. In January 2007, Cook was promoted to COO.[14] Cook shared the keys to his leadership at Apple: people, strategy, and execution. Personal life[edit] Jonathan Ive. Sir Jonathan Paul "Jony" Ive, KBE RDI (born 27 February 1967)[1] is an English designer and the Senior Vice President of Design at Apple Inc. He oversees the Industrial Design Group, and also provides leadership and direction for Human Interface (HI) software teams across the company.[2] He is the designer of many of Apple's products, including the MacBook Pro, iMac, MacBook Air, iPod, iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini and iOS 7.
Steve Jobs considered Ive to be his "spiritual partner at Apple," while Fortune magazine stated in 2010 that Ive's designs have "set the course not just for Apple but for design more broadly. "[3][4][5] Early life[edit] Ive was born in Chingford, London, UK. Ive explained that his discovery of the Apple Mac, after "having a real problem with computers" during his later student years, was a turning point. Career[edit] The scheduled publication of an unofficial Ive biography was announced in late 2013. Charity work[edit] Honors and awards[edit] Personal life[edit]
Steve Jobs. American businessman and inventor (1955–2011) Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. Jobs was also the founder of NeXT and chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar. He was a pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with his early business partner and fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jobs was born in San Francisco in 1955 and adopted shortly afterwards. He attended Reed College in 1972 before withdrawing that same year. In 1974, he traveled through India, seeking enlightenment before later studying Zen Buddhism.
He and Wozniak co-founded Apple in 1976 to further develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. Jobs saw the commercial potential of the Xerox Alto in 1979, which was mouse-driven and had a graphical user interface (GUI). Early life Family Schieble requested that her son be adopted by college graduates.