Dennis Ritchie
September 9, 1941 –October 12, 2011
Computer scientist, Programmer, Writer, Mathematician
Lived 70 years
- Born in
- Bronxville
- Passed away in
- Berkeley Heights
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – c. October 12, 2011) was an American computer scientist. He created, together with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system, C programming language, and B programming language.
Notable works: C, Unix, The C Programming Language, ALTRAN, B, BCPL, Multics, Plan 9 Awards: Turing Award, National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Harold Pender Award, IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award, Computer History Museum Fellow, Computer Pioneer Award, ACM Software System Award, IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal, IRI Achievement Award, Japan Prize Education: Harvard University, Summit High School
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