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Dennis Ritchie

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  • Birth of Dennis Ritchie

    Birth of Dennis Ritchie
    In September 9th, 1941, Dennis Ritchie was born in Bronx-ville New York. His father was Alistair Ritchie, an Engineer for Bell Laboratories.
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    Dennis Ritchie

  • Academics

    Academics
    In May 1963, Dennis Ritchie earned his Bachelor’s Degree in physics at Harvard University. While attending school, he learned about Harvard’s computer system Univac I, which sparked
    his interest in computer programming. .

  • The Start of Working at Bell Labs

    The Start of Working at Bell Labs
    In 1967, Dennis Ritchie joined Bell Laboratories where he worked on Multics operating system. When that operating system got abandoned, he met Ken Thompson and they worked on creating UNIX.

  • Doctoral Degree

    Doctoral Degree
    In 1968, He earned his Doctoral Degree in Mathematics at Harvard University. He was able to work at Bell Labs as well as finish his schooling.

  • UNIX Created

    UNIX Created
    November 3rd, 1971- UNIX was created and sent out to the public. It was created at MIT through Bell Laboratories. It became successful because of how simple and cheap the system was.

  • C Programming Language

    C Programming Language
    1973, Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson created the C programming language for UNIX, which is the most commonly used language used for computer applications. This helped UNIX thrive because the C programming language made computer controls very easy and flexible.

  • Awards

    Awards
    In 1974, Ritchie achieved ACM Award for most outstanding paper for system and languages and later on got the IEEE Emanueal Piore award in 1982. Throughout his entire career he continued to amaze scientists with his astonishing efforts and gained more awards.

  • Bell Labs Fellow

    Bell Labs Fellow
    In 1983, He was named a Bell Laboratories fellow. You earn the title of a fellow by making strong contributions the company and it is a way of honoring your success.

  • AM Turing Award

    AM Turing Award
    In 1983, Dennis Ritchie alongside Ken Thompson, earned the AM Turing Award. This award is offered to people who have made a strong impact on the Computer Machinery industry.

  • U.S National Academy of Engineering

    U.S National Academy of Engineering
    In 1988, Ritchie earned his spot in the U.S National Academy of Engineering. This is a nonprofit, non governmental organization.

  • Leader of the Computing Techniques Research Department

    Leader of the Computing Techniques Research Department
    In 1990, Ritchie got promoted to the Leader of the Computing Techniques Research Department for Bell Labs.

  • Pioneer Award

    Pioneer Award
    1994, Ritchie earned the Computer Pioneer Award. He achieved this award because of his creation of UNIX operating system. This award is offered to those that are honored for their vision in creating a more powerful computer industry.

  • Plan 9 Operating System

    Plan 9 Operating System
    1995, Plan 9 Operating System was created. The workers at Bell Labs created this Operating System to enhance networking inside UNIX. Plan 9 Operating System is still being used to this day.

  • Inferno Operating System

    Inferno Operating System
    1996, Inferno Operating System was created at Bell Labs by Dennis Ritchie. It was a free computer software system.

  • The Passing of Dennis Ritchie

    The Passing of Dennis Ritchie
    On October 12th, 2011, Dennis Ritchie passed away after fighting a long battle with Prostate Cancer. He is still being honored to this day.