To air on October 4th at 9 PM
September 29, New Delhi: Discovery Science pays tribute to a creative and technological visionary – the late Steve Jobs in its one-hour series, IGENIUS: HOW STEVE JOBS CHANGED THE WORLD, which will air on Saturday, October 4th at 10 PM.
The series will be hosted by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman who will recount Jobs’ contributions to personal computing, entertainment and design amongst other accomplishments.
In the special, the hosts will interview people whose lives and livelihoods were forever changed by Jobs including:
- People who were at the forefront of personal computing including former Apple employees and executives such as, 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
Adam and Jamie have split his life into six sections. The story starts with the Apple I, which Jobs built with his high school friend Steve Wozniak, starting the company with $1300 of savings.
Follow the journey of Steve Jobs on Discovery Science on Saturday, October 4th at 9 PM, only on Discovery Science!