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It's a shame that the Americans don't have a culture of putting luminaries (other than presidents obviously) on their bank notes; it's a wonderful and far-reach
by tragomaskhalos 5y ago
It's a shame that the Americans don't have a culture of putting luminaries (other than presidents obviously) on their bank notes; it's a wonderful and far-reaching way of celebrating a person's contribution to the culture. Even so, Ritchie might be considered a little niche for such an accolade, but it's a nice thought experiment nevertheless.
- user3939382 5y agoHis recognition level is niche but his contributions aren’t. His language (C) and OS both literally (UNIX->BSD->macOS/iOS) and in design (Linux/Android) is powering a huge part of civilization.