Except that Bill Gates was one of the precursors of modern computing. Einstein? Modern physics. Picasso? Cubism. That's why these three will be remembered for

Except that Bill Gates was one of the precursors of modern computing. Einstein? Modern physics. Picasso? Cubism. That's why these three will be remembered for a long time. History books will probably talk just a bit about his wealth, maybe about his humanitarian actions, but he'll definitely be remembered as the person who made personal computing a thing.