Steve Jobs' 8th Grade Science Project Sells for $34,375
A science project that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs built for his 8th-grade science fair sold at auction for $34,375. Jobs was attending Cupertino Jr. High when he designed the project, which is titled "What is the SCR?" The lot includes a display board built from plywood with three explanatory panels and a 10-page report with the same title. The left panel has a wooden model of a "typical…
An 8th grade science project created by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs fetched $34,375 at an auction. The project, named "What is the SCR?" comprised a plywood display board with explanatory panels and a 10-page report. The display board featured a wooden model of a silicon-controlled rectifier, test circuits demonstrating its principles and uses, and a diagram of a 25-amp silicon-controlled rectifier.
The project was submitted to Mrs. Yakel's science class on February 29, 1968, and included instructions for judges to test the device. The project belonged to Jobs' stepbrother, John Chovanec, who sold it along with other items from Jobs' early years, such as Apple Computer posters and an Apple-1 Byte Shop wooden case.
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