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Was Steve Jobs One of the Greatest Engineers
In a recent survey of 900 British engineering graduates that was carried out by General Electric Steve Jobs was voted the third greatest engineer of all time (after Isambard Kingdom Brunel and James Dyson). I found it rather surprising that he ranks higher than engineering greats such as Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla and Henry Ford. Jobs was undoubtedly an exceptionally good businessman and marketeer but can he be considered a genius engineer? I would think his engineering partner Steve Wozniak...
In a recent survey of 900 British engineering graduates that was carried out by General Electric Steve Jobs was voted the third greatest engineer of all time (after Isambard Kingdom Brunel and James Dyson). I found it rather surprising that he ranks higher than engineering greats such as Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla and Henry Ford. Jobs was undoubtedly an exceptionally good businessman and marketeer but can he be considered a genius engineer? I would think his engineering partner Steve Wozniak...
Tuesday 3 January 2012 10:17
Coolest CV?
I've seen a lot of original CVs (resumes created as infographics seem to work particularly well) but my favourite so far is Brian Moose's film story concept that he used to try for a job at Pixar. As far as I can tell it has not landed him a job there yet but what a unique effort.
Friday 11 November 2011 08:55
Always on the Go
Great article by @TonySchwartz about how always being on the go can cause us to loose perspective.
Great article by @TonySchwartz about how always being on the go can cause us to loose perspective.
Thursday 7 July 2011 15:42
Nine Things Successful People Do
It is encouraging to see that I am putting most of these habits into practice already but the thing that stood out to me from this article is not tempting fate as I often want to take on a lot of exciting projects at once.
It is encouraging to see that I am putting most of these habits into practice already but the thing that stood out to me from this article is not tempting fate as I often want to take on a lot of exciting projects at once.
Tuesday 7 June 2011 11:27
Linkedin Value
Linkedin is now worth $8.9bn. That's an amazing $89 per user. It reminds me of when Microsoft bought Hotmail for a lot of $ per user. Let's see if they go after Linkedin while they are on a spending binge.
Linkedin is now worth $8.9bn. That's an amazing $89 per user. It reminds me of when Microsoft bought Hotmail for a lot of $ per user. Let's see if they go after Linkedin while they are on a spending binge.
Friday 20 May 2011 17:42
