Mr. Ken Thompson
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(b.) - ?1943 February 04
Bio/Description
Commonly referred to as ken in hacker circles, 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. Most recently Thompson is also the co-creator of Google's programming language Go.
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Date of Birth:
1943 February 04 -
Gender:
Male -
Noted For:
Co-creator of the UNIX operating system -
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