No, I'm not arguing that. I'm arguing that they knew an atomic bomb was possible before they started. From what I've read, no one in the phone industry thought something like an iPhone was even possible. I read a story that said that when Microsoft's phone engineers heard the iPhone announcement, they said, "that's impossible! It would have to be practically all battery." They disassembled one when it came out, and sure enough...

I think the argument is that the iPhone (and other innovations) required a leap in creativity, not science or engineering; it's those leaps that power many of today's technology companies.