At just 12 years old, Steve Jobs boldly called Bill Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, directly to ask for parts to build a frequency counter. Jobs found Hewlett’s phone number in a directory, dialed him up, and introduced himself as a young student interested in electronics. Hewlett, amused and impressed, not only provided the parts but also offered Jobs a summer job at HP. During that summer, Jobs worked on the assembly line, helping build frequency counters, which he described as an earl