43 Big Omicron and Big Omega and Big Theta (1976)

Were I to assert that Donald Knuth (b. 1938, pronounced "Ka-NOOTH") is the greatest computer scientist of all time, I might get an argument, just as someone might protest that Willy Mays is a greater baseball player than the immortal Babe Ruth. But nobody would say I was crazy for putting Knuth first. Over his long and unique career, Knuth has made Ruthian contributions to the field.