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[Discuss] Econonomic contribution



On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 7:37 AM, b p <bruce84 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Let's not forget that Ritchie created the very platform/foundation that apple heavily relied on.


I thought about that too, but decided not to mention it.  Human
civilization is built on a few very simple discoveries and inventions
(fire, the wheel, simple machines) but that doesn't mean that the
people who invented them are necessarily greater, or have contributed
more, to the progress of mankind than someone else.



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