Dennis M. Ritchie
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Dennis M. Ritchie was an American computer scientist who co-invented Unix, an influential operating system, and created the C programming language. His work on these foundational computing technologies shaped how software is built and systems are designed for decades to come.
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Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – c. October 12, 2011) was an American computer scientist. He created, together with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system, C programming language, and B programming language.
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1941 births2011 deaths20th-century American inventorsAmerican computer scientistsAmerican technology writersC (programming language)Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences alumniInferno (operating system) peopleMultics peopleNational Medal of Technology recipientsPeople from Berkeley Heights, New JerseyPeople from Bronxville, New York