[fremont_steve]

I’d argue with this some - I don’t think SJ changed “computing.” He certainly changed how consumers interact with technology... but not the science/engineering involved.

Further - Hughes DID engineering. He directly manipulated how his planes were put together. SJ certainly directed how his computers were put together from a Look and Feel viewpoint - but not the hardware/software plumbing involved.

I think your analogy breaks down there.

[edpc]

Symantics, I suppose, but I'd say marketing computers for home use changed the science and engineering involved. Not every business could afford or house a mainframe. Homes certainly couldn't. Making them compact took the science/engineering in different directions.

While Hughes may have been hands on in the beginning, it likely became more of a delegating role once WWII began. Certainly after it ended and the jet age and space race began.