iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It by Steve Wozniak

Before cell phones was born where it fit into the palm of your hand and slim laptops that fit snugly into briefcases, computers were like strange, bizzare vending machines. They had cryptic switches, punch cards and pages of encoded output. A young engineering wizard named Steve Wozniak had an idea, in 1975 by combining computer circuitry with a regular typewriter keyboard and a video screen. From there, first personal computer, the Apple I, was borned.

Wozniak's life, before and after Apple, is a "home-brew" mix of brilliant discovery and adventure, as an engineer, a concert promoter, a fifth-grade teacher, a philanthropist, and an irrepressible prankster. From the invention of the first personal computer to the rise of Apple as an industry giant, iWoz presents a no-holds-barred, rollicking, firsthand account of the humanist inventor who ignited the computer revolution.

iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It, a must read self improvement book for inspiration to be become an inventor and entrepreneur.