[illumin8]

I thought Obama's words about Steve's death were quite touching. I'll just quote the last paragraph:

"The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to Steve’s wife Laurene, his family, and all those who loved him."

[navs]

Just the mere fact that Obama would make a statement is touching. Did any tech leader before Steve Jobs receive such a tribute? I'm curious.

[officemonkey]

"FOR TWENTY-TWO years, the United States has been the freely-chosen home of Albert Einstein. For fifteen years, he has been a citizen of the United States by his own free and deliberate choice. Americans welcomed him here. Americans were proud, too, that he sought and found here a climate of freedom in his search for knowledge and truth.

No other man contributed so much to the vast expansion of twentieth century knowledge. Yet no other man was more modest in the possession of the power that is knowledge, more sure that power without wisdom is deadly. To all who live in the nuclear age, Albert Einstein exemplified the mighty creative ability of the individual in a free society."

-- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 18 April 1955.

[felipemnoa]

Thomas A. Edison. They even briefly considered shutting down the entire U.S. Power Grid for a 1 minute.

[OstiaAntica]

The Wright Brothers have a national day of observation each year (Dec. 17).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Brothers_Day