Elain Brown Tech 04.05.2022 11:Apr AM EDT

10 Things To Know About Steve Wozniak, Apple's Lesser-Known Steve

Steve Wozniak is popularly known to have contributed immensely to the personal computers we all use in this generation. Although it's not that easy to admit that he's the lesser-known founding member of the tech giant Apple named Steve.

Fun fact: During the 90s, Nintendo Power magazine eventually refused to print Woz's submissions because he had submitted so many high scores of the classic Gameboy game Tetris. As a result, Woz began sending them to people under the alias "Evets Kainzow." This is just one of the interesting things you'll know about Woz today.

Wozniak has always been famous for his humility and simplicity. But for now, we'll let you know some interesting facts about Woz that should have been advertised long ago.

Steve Wozniak Net Worth

Steve Wozniak's net worth is $10 million. Wozniak is an American computer engineer who has amassed a fortune in the technology industry. He is perhaps best known for his role as one of the three co-founders of Apple Computer.

On April 1, 1976, he and Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Computer in Cupertino, California, with Ronald Wayne and Ronald Wayne. Steve Wozniak is also popularly known as Woz.

Teacher Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak had an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) on Reddit. He then revealed that he was able to fulfill his lifelong goal to teach 5th graders. This went on for 8 years, up to teaching 7 days a week, only for public schools, and no press allowed.

Woz stated that he tried and still tries to reach an audience of high school and college students as those were the most important times in his own development. Woz stated, "What I taught was less important than motivating students to learn. Nothing can stop them in that case."

Doctor of Engineering

Woz has received a total of 11 Honorary Doctor of Engineering degrees during his career, as reported by Macworld.

Steve Wozniak enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley in 1971 and graduated in 1977. It was also during his university years that he met Steve Jobs, who would go on to become Apple's co-founder. Woz was able to complete his degree in EE&CS.

Working From HP to Apple

A part-time job is something that every entrepreneur knows they will need to do while bootstrapping their company in the early stages of its development.

The quickest and most straightforward way to accomplish this is to find work doing what one enjoys, which is why it's no surprise that Woz worked at HP, according to Techli.

Steve Wozniak Plane Crash

In addition, Woz survived a plane crash. During a takeoff from a small airport in Scotts Valley, California, on February 7, 1981, Steve Wozniak, Candi, his girlfriend, her brother, and his girlfriend were all aboard Woz's Bonanza airplane when he lost control and the plane crashed into the parking lot of a skating rink.

Wozniak suffered memory loss due to the plane crash, fortunately, he was eventually able to recover from his amnesia.

Steve Wozniak ini Dancing With the Stars

Wozniak had a couple of TV appearances back in the day. Woz competed in the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars in 2009. During the course of the experience, he pulled his hamstring and fractured his foot.

Despite his impressive worm dance moves, Woz was unsuccessful in his attempt to win.

Woz in the Big Bang Theory 4

In addition to Dancing With The Stars, Steve Wozniak can also be seen in The Big Bang Theory season 4. Sheldon notices Woz having dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. This prompted him to send a robotic version of himself to speak with the Apple co-founder about the Apple II in the episode "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification."

National Inventors Hall of Fame

Steve Wozniak is one of the people who paved the way for technology to be what it is now. Woz is credited with inventing the personal computer, and he was inducted into the Computer Hall of Fame in the year 2000.

With that, it's no surprise that Woz has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame alongside prominent figures such as Henry Ford.

Tech Enthusiasts

In the same AMA he had on Reddit, Woz admitted he is still a gadgeteer at heart.

I'm still a 'gadgeteer' at heart. He added that anything new and exciting excites me, which allows him to purchase a large number of gadgets, including various computer platforms and mobile devices. He stated that he considers what it is about such things that he enjoys and dislikes.

Steve Wozniak is Apple

A Reddit user named HappyJackisHappy asked Wozniak the following question:

"Even though you left in 1985, what was your relationship with the company like after, and how has that changed compared to now? Are you, for example, allowed to go and visit any colleagues that still work there or are you simply another outsider?"

Woz answered and stated that "Apple is the most important thing ever in my life, and it would be no matter what I might go off and try to do outside and say. No I would only say one thing, I am Apple."

Wozniak was carefree in answering everything about what happened next after leaving Apple. He narrated that when he left in 1985, and in 1981, he was always on good terms with Apple.

Wozniak revealed that he was actually still considered an employee with a small payroll. Steve Jobs gave him a card from Apple wishing him the best in whatever he wanted to create.

He added that he was always welcome at Apple, he then stated "I could come by, Steve Jobs would always make sure I had a badge that could get me into any building. I didn't use it much, but I can go there. The only trouble is I'll get mobbed."