bobpark.org, Steve Jobs didn’t understand, or didn’t believe, the first law of science: "Every observable effect has a physical cause." “Steve Jobs,” declined surgery when the cancer was detected and relied instead on acupuncture, herbs and other "alternative therapies." Eventually he regretted his decision, but by then the cancer had spread.
A week after the world mourned the death of Steve Jobs, the body of 70 year old Dennis Ritchie was found in his New Jersey home, where he lived alone. The developer of the Unix Operating System, Ritchie made Steve Jobs possible... And went almost unmentioned by traditional news.