| Born On | September 9 1941 |
|---|---|
| Born in | Bronxville – New York |
| Full Name | Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie |
| Nickname | DMR |
| Nationality | American |
| Graduate From | Harvard University |
| Graduate In | Physics and Applied Mathematics |
| Dead On | October 12 2011 |
Dennis Ritchie : Known for
| No | What ? |
|---|---|
| 1 | Creator of C Programming |
| 2 | Creator of UNIX operating System |
| 3 | Co-author of “The C Programming Language” |
Awards :
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 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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