A Triumph of GeniusOne man Steve Jobs outspokenly admired was Edwin Land, the creator of Polaroid's instant photography. Jobs revered Land as "a national treasure," and modelled much of his career after his. Neither had a college degree, but both men built highly successful, innovative organisations. Both were perfectionists, micro managers with fanatic attention to detail, consummate showmen and marketers. In many ways, Edwin Land was the original Steve Jobs. This