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and prayers during of the last year of steve's illness. all around the world and all around the web tributes have been pouring in all night for the man who's been called henry ford, thomas edison, willy wonka and pt barnum all rolled up in one. from president obama, the world has lost a visionary. much of the world heard of his passing on a device he int vented. michelle and i send our thoughts and prayers to steve's wife lauren, his family and all those who loved him. from partner in adversary and partner again bill gates, the world rarery sees someone who has had the profound impac...

from president obama tonight, the world has lost a visionary and there may be no greater tribute to steve's success that most of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented. michelle and i send thoughts and prayers to his wife lauren, his family and all who loved him. from bill gates, the world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact steve has had. the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. for those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor. i will miss steve immensely. the tributes are pouring in on t...

and tell he once was famous for. a lot of talk about that tonight. we'll look back at the life of steve jobs with dan simon. >> reporter: steve jobs was a modern day thomas edison. >> you can do multifinger gestures on it and, boy, have we patented it. >> reporter: he didn't have a patent on his own look but he was rarely seen without tennis shoes, levi's and a black shirt. he was legendary for his flair and showman ship. >> amazing. the screen float mismidair. >> reporter: his mother, an unwed college student, put him up for adoption. he developed an early interest in computers. goi...

>> capitalism doesn't work. >> you're angry at wall street? washington, too, or just wall street? >> definitely washington. the politicians who are corrupted by a lot of the corporate money from wall street. >> so what do you want, protesters? it seems like people want a messiah leader. just like they did when they anointed barack obama. but, if you don't know what's wrong, no one can fix it for you. john adline is contributor and cnn columnist for "newsweek" and the daily beast. john, great to have you with us. you spent some time there, as well. >> great to be here. >> and i'm curi...

Apple became kind of the heart and soul of the technology market while he was here. he was ceo of the decade, last decade. and apple rose to prominence as being the most well valued company, highly valued company in the united states, if not the world. while he was there. at least for a short time. he was an amazing individual and he'll be one that will be long missed and not easily replaced. >> and it is as great and colorful an american success story as we have. someone who started trying to put a thing together called a computer in his garage. thinking that there was home market for compute...