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Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – c. October 12, 2011) was an American computer scientist. [3] He created the C programming language and, with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system and B language. [3]
Jul 5, 2024 · Dennis M. Ritchie (born September 9, 1941, Bronxville, Eastchester, New York, U.S.—found dead October 2011, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey) was an American computer scientist and co-winner of the 1983 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science.
Oct 14, 2011 · Dennis M. Ritchie, who helped shape the modern digital era by creating software tools that power things as diverse as search engines like Google and smartphones, was found dead on Wednesday at...
Jul 8, 2024 · Dennis Ritchie was born in Bronxville, New York, in 1941. He graduated from Harvard University with degrees in physics and applied mathematics and with a PhD in mathematics (1968). His contributions to computing span four decades and have had global impact.
Oct 12, 2011 · Dennis Ritchie. UNIX Operating System. U.S. Patent No. 4,135,240. Inducted in 2019. Born Sept. 9, 1941 - Died Oct. 12, 2011. Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson’s creation of the UNIX operating system and the C programming language were pivotal developments in the progress of computer science.
May 27, 2013 · One of the nation’s leading computer science pioneers, Ritchie spent both his undergraduate and graduate years at Harvard. He studied physics at the College and lived in Wigglesworth...
Dennis was an unfailingly kind, sweet, unassuming, and generous brother--and of course a complete geek. He had a hilariously dry sense of humor, and a keen appreciation for life's absurdities--though his world view was entirely devoid of cynicism or mean-spiritedness.