Dennis Ritchie Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Girlfriend(s), Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Tuesday
BIRTHPLACE
Bronxville, New York, United States
DIED AT AGE
70 Years 1 Months 3 Days
DEATHDATE
October 12, 2011
DEATHPLACE
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
VIRGO
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
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WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
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WEIGHT
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Dennis Ritchie Family Members
Parents
FATHER
Alistair E. Ritchie
BROTHER(S) NAME
SISTER(S) NAME
Fame & Address
DEBUT
Bell Labs Computing Sciences Research (1967)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
C programming language (1997), UNIX operating system (1983)
Education, Net Worth & More
SCHOOLING FROM
Summit High School
QUALIFICATION
Degrees in physics, applied mathematics.
More Information
Some Lesser Known Facts About Dennis Ritchie
- He was the co-author of the book "The C Programming Language". This book was Published in 1978, from this book we come to know how to use c program.
- He received a national medal of technology with his colleague by President Bill Clinton in 1999.
- He was so much interested in knowing how computers were programmed.
- His the best quote for "UNIX" is that 'UNIX is simple. It just takes a genius to understand its simplicity.
- He was so meek and corrigible person even after achieving so much in his life.
- He went to the Harvard University, from where he received degrees in physics and applied mathematics.
- A Fellow of the Computer History Museum was constituted by him in 1997, in which he co-create the UNIX operating system, and develop the C programming language.
- He was son of Alistair E. Ritchie who was a great Bell Labs scientist.
- He completed his schooling from Summit High School.
- He was supervised by Patrick C. Fischer during his PhD.
- In 1968 he started working at the same labs where his father used to work(Bell Labs).
- Did Dennis Ritchie takes alcohol? NA.
- Was Dennis Ritchie in the habit of Smoking? NA.
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