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My work was fairly theoretical. It was in recursive function theory. And in particular, hierarchies of functions in terms of computational complexity. I got involved in real computers and programming mainly by being - well, I was interested even as I came to graduate school.


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Author Bio


  • NameDennis Ritchie
  • DescriptionAmerican computer scientist
  • AliasesDennis MacAlistair Ritchie; A. Rit?i; dmr; Dennis M. Ritchie
  • BornSeptember 9, 1941
  • DiedOctober 12, 2011
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionComputer Scientist; Programmer; Writer
  • AwardsTuring Award; National Medal Of Technology And Innovation; Harold Pender Award