Dennis Ritchie
American computer scientist
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Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie was an American computer scientist. He created the C programming language and, with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system and B programming language. Wikipedia
Born: September 9, 1941, United States
Died: October 12, 2011 (age 70 years), Berkeley Heights, NJ
Parents: Jean McGee Ritchie and Alistair E. Ritchie
Awards: Turing Award, Japan Prize, National Medal of Technology and Innovation, and more
Research interests: Operating Systems and Programming Languages
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