I was just making a post around here about the Semantic web and it remined me of a personal crusade of mine. One of the men alive today who has had a huge impact on the world, and only a few hardcore computer nerds seem to have heard of him.
Tim Berners-Lee. He’s a British(although he has worked everywhere from MIT to CERN) scientist who pretty much invented the World Wide Web. He put all the core concepts together, and made many of the key components himself. He is currently heading W3C(World Wide Web Consortium) in the development of the semantic web, and just improving the nature of exchanging information world wide. I just personally believe he is changing and improving the world before our eyes, and deserves a lot more props then he is getting.
Who’s your crusade for deserving more recognition?