{
  "id": 1701637,
  "title": "Steve Jobs’ 8th-grade science fair project goes up for auction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/steve-jobs-8th-grade-science-fair-project-goes-up-for-auction",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/18/steve-jobs-8th-grade-science-fair-project-goes-up-for-auction/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Steve Jobs’ eighth-grade science fair project is set to go up for auction as part of Apple's 50th anniversary celebration. The project, which includes two demonstration circuits and a warning note from Jobs to his teachers, is one of over 200 items being auctioned. The auction, titled \"Steve Jobs & the Computer Revolution: The Apple 50th Anniversary Auction,\" has already seen the first ever check issued by the company sell for $2.4 million. Dated February 29, 1968, the science fair project includes a 32-inch plywood display, a 10-page report, and Jobs' hand-drawn circuit diagrams. The warning note likely warns of the risk of the circuit burning out if left running for too long. Online bids for the project are currently below $3,000, but this is expected to change. The auction also includes a fully-functional early Apple 1 computer and a development prototype of the original iPod.",
  "summary": "Collectors have proven avid fans of Steve Jobs memorabilia over the years, and a new piece seems likely to attract significant interest. It’s an 8th-grade science fair project with two demonstration circuits – and a warning note from Steve to his teachers. It’s remained at the Jobs family property in Los Altos ever since, but is now one of more than 200 items in an Apple 50th anniversary auction …",
  "key_points": [
    "Steve Jobs' 8th-grade science fair project to be auctioned for Apple's 50th anniversary.",
    "Project includes demonstration circuits, warning note, and hand-drawn circuit diagrams.",
    "Current online bids below $3,000, expected to increase."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "You can now make a bid on Steve Jobs' 8th-grade science fair project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/you-can-now-make-a-bid-on-steve-jobs-8th-grade-science-fair-project",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:58:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}