First statue of Steve Jobs unveiled in Budapest

Laszlo Balogh / Reuters

Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth unveils his statue of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs during a ceremony in a private business park in Budapest, Dec. 21.

Zsolt Szigetvary / EPA

A man takes picture with an Apple iPad of a Steve Jobs monument by Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth in the Graphisoft Park, Budapest, Dec. 21.

According to Reuters:

A Hungarian software company unveiled what it said was the world's first bronze statue of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs Wednesday, calling him one of the greatest personalities of the modern age.

The bronze work by sculptor Erno Toth stands in the Budapest campus of architectural software maker Graphisoft.

"He was one of the greatest (personalities) in our era, that's what we wanted to express with this sculpture here," Graphisoft Chairman Gabor Bojar told Reuters.

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Steve Jobs was a genius. He's up there with Einstein, Rodenbury, and Asimov in my book. Because of Jobs, we have almost caught up with Star Trek. Thanks Steve.

    Reply#1 - Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:37 PM EST

    No, no he wasn't anywhere near that. He was a stubborn visionary who just didn't take no for an answer. The real geniuses who kept pulling proverbial iRabbits out of their hat worked for him.

      #1.1 - Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:53 PM EST

      Rage on Vegas.

        #1.2 - Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:22 AM EST
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        Too bad it is such a rotten statue.

          Reply#2 - Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:09 PM EST

          What's up with his E.T. fingers?

            Reply#3 - Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:03 PM EST
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