| Dennis Ritchie | … |
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| Ritchie in 2011 | … |
| Born | Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie September 9, 1941 Bronxville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | c. October 12, 2011 (aged 70) Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BS) |
| Known for | ALTRAN B BCPL C Multics Unix |
| Awards | IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award (1982)1 Turing Award (1983) National Medal of Technology (1998) IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal (1990) Computer Pioneer Award (1994) Computer History Museum Fellow (1997)2 Harold Pender Award (2003) Japan Prize (2011) |
| Scientific career | … |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Workplaces | Lucent Technologies Bell Labs |
| Doctoral advisor | Patrick C. Fischer |
| Website | www.nokia.com/bell-labs/about/dennis-m-ritchie/ |
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