FYI: The great man theory has crept back into popular culture in recent years, repurposed for the world of entrepreneurs, tech start-ups and digital conglomerates. Elon Musk revolutionized the electric car. Mark Zuckerberg pioneered the social network. Steve Jobs and his team at Apple invented the iPhone.
These heroic narratives are both factually incorrect and unhelpful. In educational terms, a whole generation is growing up on inspirational YouTube videos revering individualism and some troubling leadership traits (see here for the darker side of Jobs and Apple). Yet the challenges the world faces—energy crises, food shortages, climate change,
Regards,
Ted
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/who-invented-the-iphone/
