Computer scientist Dennis Ritchie wasn’t as famous as Steve Jobs, but his contributions to technology are at least as mammoth. Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs confirmed today that Ritchie died October 8th.

In addition to C, the pioneering computer scientist made significant contributions to Unix and received many awards honoring his work. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been ...

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Dennis Ritchie, creator of the C programming language and co-creator of the Unix operating system, has died aged 70. While the introduction of Intel's 4004 microprocessor in 1971 is widely regarded as ...

Ritchie created the C programming language and used it to create the operating system Unix. Both developments underpin modern computing, experts say. Flickr/mrbill Dennis Ritchie, whose invention of ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Dennis Ritchie, a pioneer in computer programming, died Saturday at the age of 70, according to his longtime employer. Mr. Ritchie created the popular C programming language and helped ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Pioneering computer scientist Dennis Ritchie passed away yesterday at age 70 after battling a long ...

Dennis Ritchie, creator of the C programming language and co-creator of the Unix operating system, has died aged 70. Its inventor, Dennis Ritchie, whose death after a long illness was reported on ...

Ritchie was best known as the creator of the C programming language and a key developer of the Unix operating system, and as co-author of the definitive book on C, The C Programming Language, commonly ...

SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO — Dennis Ritchie, a pioneer in computer programming, has died at age 70, according to his longtime employer. Ritchie created the popular C programming language and helped ...

If you have ever looked at C as a programming language then you have probably seen or read, like I did, “The C Programming Language” by Brian Kernighan (Fig. 1) and Dennis Ritchie. It probably did ...