{
  "id": 4041849,
  "title": "Steve Jobs’ 1968 science fair project fetches $34,375 at auction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/steve-jobs-1968-science-fair-project-fetches-34-375-at-auction",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-28T21:35:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/28/steve-jobs-1968-science-fair-project-fetches-34375-at-auction/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Steve Jobs' 1968 science fair project, which focused on the silicon-controlled rectifier and included two demonstration circuits alongside a 10-page report, has sold for $34,375 at RR Auction. The item, which had been preserved by Jobs' family and remained at the famed 'Apple Garage' property for decades, was part of the Steve Jobs & the Computer Revolution: The Apple 50th Anniversary Auction Part Two. The auction featured nearly 150 Apple and tech-related rarities, with the highest-priced item being a fully functional Apple-1 computer from the second batch of 50 units produced, which sold for $499,363.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Steve Jobs' 8th-grade science fair project sold for over $34,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/steve-jobs-8th-grade-science-fair-project-sold-for-over-34-000",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:28:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Steve Jobs' 8th Grade Science Project Sells for $34,375",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/steve-jobs-8th-grade-science-project-sells-for-34-375",
        "published": "2026-08-28T19:24:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}