Steve Gibson
Engineer

Steve Gibson Net Worth

Steve Gibson is a highly successful Engineer with a net worth of $1.2 billion. He was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1955 and is best known for developing a light pen, a precursor to the stylus, used with Apple and Atari products in the early 1980s. He founded Gibson Research Corporation in 1985 and has since become one of the most successful engineers in the world.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day March 26, 1955
Birth Place Dayton, OH
Age 68 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries

💰 Net worth: $1.2 billion (2024)

About

Software engineer and security analyst known for developing a light pen, a precursor to the stylus, used with Apple and Atari products in the early 1980s. He founded Gibson Research Corporation in 1985.

Before Fame

He got his first job at the age of 15, when he started working for the artificial intelligence lab at Stanford University. He then attended the University of California, Berkley.

Trivia

He spent time in the mid-1990s writing for InfoWorld magazine. He created the firewall program Shields Up and the adware remover OptOut.

Family Life

He grew up in Dayton, Ohio.

Associated With

He started a podcast in 2005 with Leo Laporte.

About the author

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