And, the “Three-Fingered Salute” goes to…
David J. Bradley.
According to this article on GannettOnline, he’s they guy who invented the “ctl-alt-del” key sequence for rebooting a computer. Though it was intended as a developer’s tool, everyone who’s ever run a version of Windows is familiar with the “three-finger salute” as the key sequence is known in IT circles. So, think of him everytime you reboot.