Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Steve Jobs Transcended Them All (Final)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- "Ford, Walton, Edison, Carnegie, Rockefeller, Steve Jobs left the whole pantheon in the dust," Jim Cramer told his "Mad Money" TV show viewers Thursday, as he paid homage to a man he called uniquely American and "the best we had."

Cramer said it's hard to capture the importance of the iconic founder and former CEO of Apple(AAPL), which he also owns for his Action Alerts PLUS portfolio. While legends like Henry Ford revolutionized transportation and Sam Walton provided affordable clothing for all, Cramer said Jobs had the power to transcend them all by making machines that made the impossible possible.

Cramer said machines that we never knew we needed turned out to be necessities, and it's hard to remember the time before computing was made easy for the masses, before iPhones, iPads and iPods. Just as inventions like the wheel, pulley and lever were groundbreaking, so too were Jobs' contributions to how we interact with information.

Then there's Jobs' $350 billion worth of wealth creation under his tenure. Cramer said that bought a lot of retirements and college tuitions and vacations, not to mention countless meals on the table. Jobs was able to see four and five years ahead, to see around corners, and worked hard every day, never turning to Washington for help or money.

Cramer said Jobs was like Beethoven or Mozart and we simply may not be smart enough to truly understand his legacy. In an era when Americans have a lot to not be proud of, Cramer said Jobs showed us what we are capable of and provided us the tools to get there.