Mind-Benders of Hindu History
The 1946 memoir Steve Jobs gave every guest at his own memorial
Paramahansa Yogananda (1893–1952) came from India to the United States in 1920 and published his Autobiography of a Yogi in 1946, nine years before Steve Jobs was born in 1955. Jobs is reported to have first read the book as a young man and to have re-read it once a year, and at his 2011 memorial each guest received a copy at his own instruction.
How we know
Yogananda b. Jan 5, 1893, arrived in the US (Boston) 1920, published Autobiography of a Yogi 1946, d. Mar 7, 1952; Steve Jobs b. Feb 24, 1955, memorial held Oct 2011 (Stanford) where guests received the book per his instruction (SRF/YSS; Isaacson biography).
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