Elmer Baum

Elmer Baum (November 7, 1917 – January 23, 1993) was an early manager at Apple Computer and first seed investor of the predecessor Apple Computer Company.
==Education==
Baum was raised in and received a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering from the . He earned his M.B.A. from .Elmer Baum, 75, Dies; Aided Apple Computer, The New York Times. 1993-01-28. Archived 2012-04-03.
==Career==
During , Baum designed communications equipment for the .Elmer Baum; Helped Start Apple Computer, Los Angeles Times. 1993-01-28.
He then worked at in . In 1965, Baum joined the Stanford Research Institute, where he met Douglas Engelbart.Oral History of Allen Baum by David C. Brock and Hansen Hsu, Computer History Museum. 2016-07-18.
thumb|right|Elmer's son and old friend of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
In 1976, Elmer Baum loaned $5000 to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who were friends of his son Allen, so that they could build the Apple I computer. Elmer noted that they "paid it back fairly quickly"; Jobs said that without the loan, "we wouldn't have made it." Elmer was hired as employee #34 of the newly incorporated Apple Computer in 1978.Who were the first 25 employees at Apple? by Sean Owczarek, Quora. 2012-09-24. His sons Allen and Peter also joined Apple.
==Death==
Elmer Baum passed away due to in 1993. He was interred with his late wife Charlotte at Los Gatos Memorial Park in San Jose, California.Elmer Baum, Find a Grave. Accessed 2021-12-13.
==References==
==External links==
*'Elmer Baum 1' Apple-1 - number 44 at the Apple-1 Registry
===Articles===
*These Pictures Of Apple's First Employees Are Absolutely Wonderful by Jim Edwards at Business Insider (2013-12-26)
Category:Former Apple employees