The only words that come to my mind when I hear the name Donald Knuth are "Never was so much owed by so many to so few". The original context is different but

The only words that come to my mind when I hear the name Donald Knuth are "Never was so much owed by so many to so few". The original context is different but I wonder if we can ever compute all the wealth and impact that has been created by the practitioners of his art.