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60 Minutes•Season 44•Episode 5

Steve Jobs; Apps for Autistic people

7.2/10 · 15 votesOct 23, 201144 min

Ranked #3 of 3 in Season 44•−0.5 vs season avg

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Author Walter Isaacson discusses his biography of Steve Jobs and reveals that Jobs refused early and potentially lifesaving surgery after learning he had cancer. Also: a report on apps for autistic people that help them communicate.

Season 44 Episodes53

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E1 7.5

NYPD's Counterterrorism Unit; Trey Parker and Matt Stone

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Otsuchi, Japan; Alex Honnold; Andy Rooney

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Jeffery Immelt; the Egyptian military

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Gen. John Allen; Vincent van Gogh

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Steve Jobs; Apps for Autistic people

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Madoffs/All American

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A Lobbyist's Playbook, Operation Proper Exit, Andy Rooney

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Insiders/Taser/Freeman Hrabowski

Christine Lagarde, The Pledge, Taylor Swift stillE9

Christine Lagarde, The Pledge, Taylor Swift

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Hard Times Generation, The Flavorists, Angelina

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Prosecuting Wall Street/Michael Buble

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President Obama, Howard Buffett

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The Majority Leader, The Gardens of the Queen, Meryl Streep

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The Library, Mount Athos

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The Majority Leader, The Perfect Score, The ascent of Alex Honnold

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Stem cell treatments, Brothers in the Marines, Truffles

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Groupon, Qatar, Jake

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Wildebeest Migration, Elephant Dictionary, Jane Goodall

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Leon Panetta, Roger Goodell, Big Game Species in US

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Dolly Parton, Anna Wintour, Meryl Streep

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Deception at Duke, India's Gold, The year of Adele

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Trapped in Unemployment, Treating Depression, The Mozart of Chess

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Going to Extremes

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Stuxnet, The Archbishop of Dublin, Redshirting

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The Spymaster Speaks, Teacher to the World, Aerosmith

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SpaceX, Face Blindness

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Resurrecting Chrysler, Evidence of Innocence, Novak Djokovic

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Hard Landing, Sugar, Art Market

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An Imperfect Union, The Sport of Kings, Joy in the Congo

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Mike Wallace

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The Case Against Lehman, Christians of the Holy Land, The Trouble with Treasure

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Hard Measures, Hooked

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The Raptor, Cleaning Up Whitley County, Michael Phelps

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Hank, The Gulen Movement, The Role of a Lifetime

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Dropping Out, Hard Cases, Roger Waters

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Final Resting Place, Tel Aviv, The Many Meryls

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Elon Musk, Jeff Hall and the NSM, Angelina Jolie

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Leon Panetta, Texas Safaris, Matt Stone and Trey Parker

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Insiders, Freeman Hrabowski, Taylor Swift

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Greg Mortenson, Howard Buffett, Novak Djokovic

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Stuxnet, Qatar, The Most Expensive Food in the World

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A Lobbyist's Playbook, Redshirting, The Mozart of Chess

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Steve Jobs, Apps for Autism

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Evidence of Innocence, India's Gold, Michael Phelps

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Hard Times Generation, The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh

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Sugar, Face Blindness

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Romney Ryan, Trapped in Unemployment, Joy in the Congo

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The Case Against Lehman Brothers, The Archbishop of Dublin, Aerosmith

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The Pledge, Stem Cell Fraud, The Sport of Kings

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Resurrecting Chrysler, The Flavorists, Teacher to the World

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Killing Bin Laden

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The Spymaster Speaks, The Player, The Year of Adele

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President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney

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Episode Summary

"Steve Jobs; Apps for Autistic people" is episode 5 of 60 Minutes season 44. It scored 7.2/10 from 15 votes, ranking #3 of 3 episodes this season (season average 7.7). It aired on October 23, 2011.