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They're famous and respected as businessmen and philanthropists, not software engineers. The media and general public are largely ignorant of the technical acco
by java000 11y ago
They're famous and respected as businessmen and philanthropists, not software engineers. The media and general public are largely ignorant of the technical accomplishments of those men and would pay them little notice had they not been so phenomenally successful in business. Compare the responses to the deaths of Steve Jobs and Dennis Ritchie.
- stdbrouw 11y agoWell sure but nobody cares about most Nobel prize winners either, and nobody cares about great poets. It's just that money is an "objective" yardstick, you either have it or you don't, which makes it easy for people to wrap their head around.
- greglindahl 11y agoI've never seen Woz celebrated as a businessman or philanthropist. He's a geek's geek, a nerd's nerd, an amazing engineer, etc.
- hobs 11y agoHowever, I would argue that if he wasn't a foil to jobs he wouldnt be nearly as interesting, there are plenty of equally/more deserving engineering geniuses in the world, no matter how gifted woz is.
- MisterBastahrd 11y agoHis notoriety has everything to do with the fact that he co-founded a successful business.