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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dennis_RitchieDennis Ritchie - Wikipedia

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   Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – c. October 12, 2011) 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.

2. www.britannica.com › biography › Dennis-M-RitchieDennis M. Ritchie | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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   May 1, 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.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2011/10/14 › technologyDennis Ritchie, 70, Dies, Programming Trailblazer - The New ...

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   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...

5. lemelson.mit.edu › resources › dennis-ritchieDennis Ritchie | Lemelson

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   Oct 12, 2011 · Learn about Dennis Ritchie, the creator of the C programming language and the co-developer of the Unix operating system. He was a pioneer in computer technology and a recipient of the Turing Award and the National Medal of Technology.

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7. www.wired.com › 2011 › 10Dennis Ritchie, Father of C and Co-Developer of Unix, Dies

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   Oct 13, 2011 · Dennis Ritchie, the creator of the C programming language and co-developer of the Unix operating system passed away on October 8 at the age of 70, leaving a legacy that...

8. www.computerhistory.org › profile › dennis-ritchieDennis Ritchie - CHM

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   Jun 5, 2024 · Learn about Dennis Ritchie, the co-inventor of UNIX and the developer of C, two foundations of modern computing. He received many awards, including the ACM Turing Award and the US National Medal of Technology.

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   How old was Dennis Ritchie when he died?

   • Dennis Ritchie, a pioneer in computer programming who created the popular C programming language and helped create the Unix operating software, has died at age 70, according to his longtime employer. He died a month after his birthday, according to his biography on a webpage of Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs. Ritchie joined Bell Labs in the late 1960s.

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   Who is Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie?

   • A true trailblazer in the field of computer technology, Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie, born on Sept. 9, 1941 in Bronxville, New York, is credited with the 1972 creation of one of the world’s most popular programming languages, “ C .”

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   Who is Dennis Ritchie?

   • Ritchie and Thompson were awarded the Turing Award from the ACM in 1983, the Hamming Medal from the IEEE in 1990 and the National Medal of Technology from President Bill Clinton in 1999. Ritchie was the head of Lucent Technologies System Software Research Department when he retired in 2007. Dennis Ritchie was born in Bronxville, New York.

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   What language does Dennis Ritchie use?

   • At the same Usenix 1984 conference, Dennis Ritchie is in the middle, wearing a striped sweater, behind Steven Bellovin wearing a baseball cap. C programming language on which many currently used languages and technologies are based. Unix, a multiuser operating system.

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   What did Ritchie do for a living?

   • Ritchie's early work laid the foundations for much of the technical infrastructure of our modern digital world. He enjoyed traveling and reading, but his main passion was his work, and he stayed with Bell Labs until his retirement in 2007.

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   Was Dennis Ritchie more influential than Steve Jobs?

   • Dennis Ritchie, the inventor of the C language and co-inventor of the Unix operating system, died a few days after Steve Jobs. He was far more influential than Jobs. ^ Datta, Subhajit (November 14, 2011). "The tale of three deeply different technologists". The Hindu. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.

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10. www.bell-labs.com › usr › dmrDennis Ritchie Home Page - Bell Labs

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    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.