March 2010
February 1985 Steve Jobs receives the National Medal of Technology from President Reagan.
The National Medal of Technology is the highest honor for technological achievement, "bestowed by the President of the United States on America's leading innovators". It was first awarded in 1985, making Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak the first to receive it. The moment was not as picture-perfect as one could imagine. Some attendees recall that Woz and Steve barely spoke during the event, and Woz actually left Apple a couple of weeks later. As for Steve, his demise was only three months away...
The National Medal of Technology is the highest honor for technological achievement, "bestowed by the President of the United States on America's leading innovators". It was first awarded in 1985, making Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak the first to receive it. The moment was not as picture-perfect as one could imagine. Some attendees recall that Woz and Steve barely spoke during the event, and Woz actually left Apple a couple of weeks later. As for Steve, his demise was only three months away...
