I remember a meme going around that compared the two&#x27;s achievements. Quite popular amongst programmers on Facebook. My response was something along the lines of everybody can understand Steve Job&#x27;s achievements because he was a public-facing sales&#x2F;showman. Dennis Ritchie&#x27;s achievements certainly did help Job&#x27;s achievements in a massive way, like any other publicly reknowned figure in computers as opposed to a reknowned figure in just the computing circle.<p>The problem is illustrated by when I explain unix and C to my mrs. Her eyes gloss over and I have to ask &quot;I&#x27;ve lost you haven&#x27;t I&quot;?<p>It&#x27;s a shame because emotionally I feel the injustice. I just know, logically, the reasons why. The tragedy is that I don&#x27;t know a way to resolve the injustice.