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Bill Gates

American computer programmer, businessman, and philanthropist

Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer

American businessman

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Finnish computer scientist

Fred Brooks

American computer scientist

Richard Stallman

Richard Stallman

American computer programmer

Ritchie, Dennis M.

Dennis M. Ritchie

American computer scientist

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American computer scientist

Butler W. Lampson

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