Remembering Steve Jobs, 15 years after his death

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died at around 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday October 5, 2011, at his Palo Alto home. The Santa Clara County Public Health Department recorded the immediate cause as respiratory arrest, with "metastatic pancreas neuroendocrine tumor" as the underlying cause. Jobs was 56 years old and had been treated for this rare pancreatic cancer since age 49.

His wife Laurene Powell Jobs issued a statement that day: "Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family. In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family." Jobs had addressed mortality in his 2005 Stanford commencement speech after a successful tumor operation. In 2009, he took extended leave for a liver transplant, later thanking his donor: "I am alive because of their generosity." He refused Tim Cook's liver offer but praised how Cook and others "rose to the occasion."

Jobs's final public appearance was June 7, 2011, at a Cupertino meeting discussing Apple Park plans. He formally stepped down as CEO on August 24, 2011. On his last day, he chaired a board meeting, tested a pre-release Siri, and rode home with Apple attorney George Riley. That evening, he told biographer Walter Isaacson: "I've had a very lucky career, a very lucky life. I've done all that I can do."

苹果联合创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯于2011年10月5日星期三太平洋时间下午3点左右，在其位于帕洛阿尔托的家中去世。圣克拉拉县公共卫生部门记录的直接死因为呼吸衰竭，根本死因为“转移性胰腺神经内分泌瘤”。乔布斯当时56岁，自49岁起便因这种罕见的胰腺癌接受治疗。

他的妻子劳伦·鲍威尔·乔布斯当天发表声明称：“史蒂夫今天在家人陪伴下安详离世。在公众生活中，史蒂夫是一位远见者；在私人生活中，他珍视自己的家庭。”乔布斯曾在2005年斯坦福大学毕业典礼演讲中谈及死亡，当时他刚接受肿瘤手术。2009年，他因肝移植长期休假，随后向捐赠者致谢：“我因他们的慷慨而活了下来。”他拒绝了蒂姆·库克的肝脏捐赠，但赞扬了库克等人“挺身而出”的行为。

乔布斯最后一次公开露面是在2011年6月7日，他在库比蒂诺的一次会议上讨论苹果公园的规划。他于2011年8月24日正式卸任首席执行官职务。在他最后一天，他主持了董事会会议，测试了预发布版的Siri，并与苹果律师乔治·赖利一同乘车回家。当晚，他告诉传记作者沃尔特·艾萨克森：“我拥有非常幸运的职业生涯，非常幸运的人生。我已经尽了我所能。”

关键实体：公司：苹果 | 人物：史蒂夫·乔布斯、劳伦·鲍威尔·乔布斯、蒂姆·库克、沃尔特·艾萨克森、乔治·赖利、尼尔·休斯 | 地点：帕洛阿尔托、斯坦福大学、库比蒂诺、圣克拉拉县

FAQ Q: 史蒂夫·乔布斯的死因是什么？

FAQ A: 史蒂夫·乔布斯因转移性胰腺神经内分泌瘤引发呼吸衰竭去世，这是一种罕见的胰腺癌，他自2004年起便在接受治疗。