#176 Linus Torvalds (Creator of Linux)

During the euphoria of the final years of the twentieth century, a revolution was happening among all other revolutions. Seemingly overnight, the Linux operating system caught the world's attention. It had exploded from the small bedroom of its creator. Linus Torvalds. To attract a cultish following of near militant geeks.

Suddenly it was infuriating the corporate powerhouses controlling the planet. From a party of one. It now counted millions of users on every continent. Including Antarctica. And even outer space if you count NASA outposts.

Not only was it the most common operating system running server computers, dishing out all the c the content on the world wide web, But it's very development model. An intricate web of its own. encompassing hundreds of thousands of volunteer computer programmers, had grown to become the largest collaborative project in the history of the world. People wanted to learn more about the kid.

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