Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (born September 9,
1941; found dead October 12, 2011) was an American computer scientist
who "helped shape the digital era."
He created the C programming language and, with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system.
Ritchie was the head of Lucent Technologies System Software Research Department when he retired in 2007. He was the 'R' in K&R C and commonly known by his username dmr.
Awards Received By Dennis Ritchie:
Ritchie and Thompson received the Turing Award from the ACM in 1983.
The Hamming Medal from the IEEE in 1990
The National Medal of Technology from President Clinton in 1999.
Ritchie was the head of Lucent Technologies System Software Research Department when he retired in 2007.
Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie In 1983, received the Turing Award for their development of generic operating systems theory and specifically for the implementation of the UNIX operating system.
Ritchie's Turing Award was titled "Reflections on Software Research".
IEEE Richard W. Hamming MedalIn 1990, both Ritchie and Thompson received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), "for the development of the UNIX operating system and the C programming language".
Fellow of the Computer History Museum In 1997, made both Ritchie and Thompson the Fellows of the Computer History Museum, "for implementation of the UNIX operating system, and for development of the C programming language".
Ritchie, along with Thompson, was awarded the Japan Prize for Information and Communications for his work in the development of the Unix operating system in 2011
He created the C programming language and, with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system.
Ritchie was the head of Lucent Technologies System Software Research Department when he retired in 2007. He was the 'R' in K&R C and commonly known by his username dmr.
Awards Received By Dennis Ritchie:
Ritchie and Thompson received the Turing Award from the ACM in 1983.
The Hamming Medal from the IEEE in 1990
The National Medal of Technology from President Clinton in 1999.
Ritchie was the head of Lucent Technologies System Software Research Department when he retired in 2007.
Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie In 1983, received the Turing Award for their development of generic operating systems theory and specifically for the implementation of the UNIX operating system.
Ritchie's Turing Award was titled "Reflections on Software Research".
IEEE Richard W. Hamming MedalIn 1990, both Ritchie and Thompson received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), "for the development of the UNIX operating system and the C programming language".
Fellow of the Computer History Museum In 1997, made both Ritchie and Thompson the Fellows of the Computer History Museum, "for implementation of the UNIX operating system, and for development of the C programming language".
Ritchie, along with Thompson, was awarded the Japan Prize for Information and Communications for his work in the development of the Unix operating system in 2011
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