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having influence (the ability to affect people or events) — especially due to respect or admiration
- As the Yale computer scientist David Gelernter says, "Bill Joy is one of the most influential people in the modern history of computing/' The story of Bill Joy's genius has been told many times, and the lesson is always the same.Chapter 2 (6% in)
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