Ken Thompson

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(b.) February 4, 1943

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Co-creator of the UNIX operating system, Thompson is an American pioneer of computer science notable for his work with the B programming language and his shepherding of the Unix and Plan 9 operating systems. More recently, he has also been a co-creator of Google's programming language Go. He is commonly referred to as "ken" in hacker circles.

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Noted For: Co-creator of the UNIX operating system
Category: Computer Scientist - Software/Mathematics
Gender: Male

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