David Israel says some have compared Steve Job impact to that of Thomas Edison . He says there are differences : Edison not in touch with consumer markets but Jobs was . He says both were good at harnessing scientific knowledge into transformative technologies . Jobs and Edison succeeded because they were good at envisioning how long-term developments in scientific and technical knowledge could be transformed into new technologies . Also : Both had their own flaws but were masters at innovation and media ##tion .
David Israel says some have compared Steve Job impact to that of Thomas Edison . He says there are differences : Edison not in touch with consumer markets but Jobs was . He says both were good at harnessing scientific knowledge into transformative technologies . Also : Both had their own flaws but were masters at innovation and media ##tion .