Quick Summary. The Latin root word mal means âbadâ or âevil.â This root is the word origin of many English vocabulary words, including malformed, maltreat, and malice. You can recall that mal means âbadâ through malfunction, or a âbadlyâ working part, and that it means âevilâ through malice, or intentional âevilâ done to another.
R I P. Steve Jobs will be missed by the world. It is important to note that the National Cancer Institute spent only an estimated 89.4 million on pancreatic cancer research in 2009. This represents only 2% of the NCIâs budget.
We celebrate by resurecting this profile of Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was Apple Computer's famous co-founder and CEO. Widely credited for creating the Apple we know today, he was inspirational to many technology and business leaders. This Steve Jobs profile outlines some of his many achievements. Steve Jobs was the co-founder and former CEO of both Apple and Pixar (eventually sold to Disney), he also started up NeXT Computer, which was later sold to Apple. Read more about Steve Jobs in our Steve Jobs news channel.