"Artists, to use Hamada's analogy, perceive themselves as the pinnacle, the
top of whatever pyramid--writing, painting, martial art--they have chosen to
ascend. ... see their medium primarily as a a means by which to express
themselves. Artisans, on the other hand, regard themselves more as links in
a chain, as part of a tradition, and their primary aim is to continue that
tradition. The weakness of a pyramid's top block is that from such an
elevated position it is impossible to see the rest of the structure that
supports you. (Art majors in most colleges and universities have only a
rudimentary knowledge of art history and the artists who have preceded them
... ) That doesn't happen when one is part of a chain. A chain link is in
constant contact with the links behind it. The person who is a link in a
chain is aware of the support that precedes him. And he tends to be a
stronger individual for it."
(p111, Moving Toward Stillness by David Lowry)
Who would you say are some of the early, important links in the Lisp chain?