Ken Thompson
Computer Scientist, Co-developer of Unix
Born
February 4th, 1943
82 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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Contributed significantly to the development of the Unix operating system. Co-developed the B programming language, which laid the groundwork for later programming languages. Worked at Bell Labs, collaborating with Dennis Ritchie to create the robust Unix architecture. Earned the Turing Award in 1983 for profound contributions to computing.
Co-developed the Unix operating system
Co-developed the B programming language
Won the Turing Award in 1983
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