This week marked the passing of Apple co-founder, NExT founder (the people behind OS-X), and Pixar progenitor Steve Jobs.

I’ve been thinking about why this news seemed so sad to me. I’ve never met the man. It occurred to me while every generation has great thinkers, it is truly rare for one of those thinkers to have such a measurable and immediate impact on our lives. Gutenberg, Edison, Tesla, Jobs.

R.I.P. Steve.