The Magician ? The revolution that Steve Jobs led is only just beginning When it came to putting on a show, nobody else in the computer industry, or any other industry for that matter, could match Steve Jobs

Rival firms competed with each other to follow where he led

This week's announcement of a new iPhone by a management team led by Tim Cook, who replaced Mr Jobs as chief executive in August, was generally regarded as competent but uninspiring.

Uncommonly severe droughts brought on by global climate changes have led to forest-eating wildfires from Australia to Indonesia, but nowhere more acutely than in the Amazon.

Muir's learning in observation throughout his life led him to devote his last years to preserving the natural environment.

The equipment in American studios was more advanced than anything in Britain, which had led the Beatles' great rivals, the Rolling Stones, to make their latest album, "Aftermath", in Los Angeles.