Schedule alert!
On Sunday, 30 October 2011 Discovery Channel will be airing an iGenius special about Steve Jobs, in the wake of death on 5 October. It airs at 20h55.
Here's more about it from the release:
Steve Jobs was a creative and technological visionary who changed society as we know it. As co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer, Jobs ushered in personal computing to the masses, which in turn led to new innovations which completely changed our way of life - from how we do our work, to the way we watch movies, listen to music and interact socially.
iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed The World is a one-hour documentary that celebrates these innovations.
Hosted by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who celebrate the spirit of innovation through intellectual curiosity on Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters, the special will feature interviews with people whose lives and livelihoods were changed by Jobs, including:
Those at the front lines of personal computing’s birth, and former Apple employees and executives, including: Lee Felsenstein, founding member of the Homebrew Computer Club, Daniel Kottke, a friend who travelled to India with Jobs and who later become an early Apple employee, and John Draper, an engineer who gave Jobs his start.
Journalists, authors and critics who covered Jobs and his innovations, including NBC Correspondent Tom Brokaw, Joe Nocera (New York Times), cultural critic Toure, Bill Werde (Billboard) and Andrew Serwer (Fortune).
Scientists and educators including theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku
Musicians, filmmakers and designers who saw their business completely change as a result of Job’s technological advancements, including: Stevie Wonder, Pete Wentz and lesser-known artists who credit Jobs’ innovations (such as iTunes) for their success.
Host Adam Savage says, “Someone once said that to follow the path that others have laid before you is a very reasonable course of action, therefore all progress is made by unreasonable men.” He continued, “Steve Jobs was an unreasonable man. He didn't simply give the public what they wanted, he defined entirely new ways of thinking about our lives in the digital space: productivity, creativity, music, communication, media and art. He has touched, directly and indirectly, all of our lives.