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Donald E Knuth, is considered by many to be the world's pre-eminent computer Scientist. His book The Art of Computer Programming is a definitive reference for almost 30 yrs. ACM Turing award winner (1974) and Computer Science Hall of Fame.

Forrest M Mims I used to read all his articles in Popular Electronics in 80's. You can find some of his beginner books at RadioShack.

Steve Ciarcia. I used to love reading his Circuit Cellar column in He suddenly stopped writing in Byte. When I came to know he publishes Circuit Cellar Magazine, I became one of his loyal subscriber.

Linus Torvalds, for LINUX OS.

Richard Stallman for FreeSoftwareFoundation concept & EMACS the worlds most powerful editor. If you know EMACS you probably don't need any other software tools or editors.

Ramanjun, great Indian mathematician,who knew infinity. The Last paragraph in Encylopedia Britannica sums it all.

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