Father of C Programming : Dennis Ritchie
Dennis Ritchie : General

Born OnSeptember 9, 2024
Born inBronxville, New York,
Full NameDennis MacAlistair Ritchie
NicknameDMR
NationalityAmerican
Graduate FromHarvard University
Graduate InPhysics and Applied Mathematics

Dennis Ritchie : Known for

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1Creator of C Programming
2Creator of UNIX operating System
3Co-author of “The C Programming Language”

Awards :

1982
  • Ritchie and Ken Thompson jointly received the Turing Award for their development of generic operating systems theory
  1999
  • Thompson and Ritchie jointly received the 1998 National Medal of Technology from President Bill Clinton for co-inventing the UNIX operating system and the C programming language

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Thompson (left) and Ritchie (center) receiving the National Medal of Technology from President >> Wikipedia

Thompson (left) and Ritchie (right) >> Wikipedia