And with Jobs, there's so much to celebrate — any one of his achievements would have made him significant, but taken together they make him a paradigm-changer.
James Kendall Hosmer, editing Winthrop's Journal in 1908, wrote of Vane:... his heroic life and death, his services to Anglo-Saxon freedom, which make him a significant figure even to the present moment, may well be regarded as the most illustrious character who touches early New England history.
"In no way is this meant to discredit or to make him seem less significant for what he's contributed," she said, "but it kind of reaffirmed my understanding of the music — that the most important artist and the most important time is, like, right now.
This makes him a significant modern type, whose descendants will populate a great deal of modern literature.
Bhabha's contribution to the development of atomic energy made him a significant figure in international scientific circles.
His long history of injuries makes him a significant risk, and he is a right-handed hitter without the consistency of Gonzalez, making him an imperfect fit for the Yankees.
And even though Knoblauch, a career.297 hitter, is batting just.255, he is starting to display the form that has made him a significant contributor to the Yankees' last three World Series runs.
Gerber's place as one of the key artists of Sydney postmodernism makes him a significant figure, since much of his art aligns closely with the art historical heroes celebrated by that 80s generation.
The 29-year-old Klimpl's move forward has made him a significant contributor to the recent resurgence that has taken Motherwell from bottom to seventh place in the league, well clear of the threat of relegation.
What makes him especially significant is the effect that he had on Arnold Schoenberg, not only by way of the emotional catastrophe in 1908 but also in the exchange of ideas and impulses that came before.
