Dennis Ritchie(1941–2011)
Computer ScienceDennis Ritchie is a recipient of the Turing Award (1983) from United States. They have received 2 major awards in total. Their primary field is Computer Science. They were educated at Summit High School and Harvard University. They have been affiliated with Bell Labs.
United States
2
Major Awards
46
Publications
6,430
Citations
24
h-index
28
i10-index
139.8
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#5
The Evolution of the Unix Time-Sharing System
Language Design and Programming Methodology(1979)
101
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksDennis M Ritchie
Resonance2012
0citations
The strange birth and long life of Unix
IEEE spectrum2011
4citations
0citations
Open AccessOperating Systems Engineering
Lecture Notes in Computer Science1980
2citations
The Evolution of the Unix Time-Sharing System
Language Design and Programming Methodology1979
101citations
Open Access0citations
1citations
6citations
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Summit High School
Harvard University(Master of Science)
Harvard University(Doctor of Philosophy)
Doctoral Advisor
Patrick C. Fischer
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
JB
John Backus
Turing Award (1977)
GB
Gilles Brassard
Turing Award (2025)
GE
Geoffrey E. Hinton
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
VC
Vint Cerf
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2024)
AS
Adi Shamir
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2024)
AB
Andrew Barto
Turing Award (2024)
RS
Richard Sutton
Turing Award (2024)
SY
Shing-Tung Yau
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)
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