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Dennis Ritchie

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American computer scientist who created the C programming language and co-developed Unix

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born year

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1941○UnverifiedHighFresh1

died year

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2011○UnverifiedHighFresh1

co developed

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Unix operating system○UnverifiedHighFresh1

authored book

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The C Programming Language○UnverifiedHighFresh1

co authored with

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Brian Kernighan○UnverifiedHighFresh1

shared turing award with

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Ken Thompson○UnverifiedHighFresh1

turing award year

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1983○UnverifiedHighFresh1

co author with

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Brian Kernighan○UnverifiedHighFresh1

award year

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1983○UnverifiedHighFresh1

collaborated with

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Brian Kernighan○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Ken Thompson○UnverifiedHighFresh1

co developed system

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Unix operating system○UnverifiedHighFresh1

shared award with

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Ken Thompson○UnverifiedHighFresh1

worked at

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Bell Labs○UnverifiedHighFresh1

created language

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C programming language○UnverifiedHighFresh1

co authored book

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The C Programming Language○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary field

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Computer Science○UnverifiedHighFresh1

birth year

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1941○UnverifiedHighFresh1

received award

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Turing Award○UnverifiedHighFresh1
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal○UnverifiedHighFresh1

co created operating system

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Unix○UnverifiedHighFresh1

death year

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2011○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary contribution

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Systems programming○UnverifiedHighFresh1

educated at

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Harvard University○UnverifiedHighFresh1

influenced language

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Java○UnverifiedHighFresh1
C++○UnverifiedHighFresh1

degree field

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Applied Mathematics○UnverifiedHighFresh1

influenced languages

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C++○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Java○UnverifiedHighFresh1

alma mater

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Harvard University○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed operating system

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Plan 9 from Bell Labs○UnverifiedHighFresh1

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