Ken Thompson Biography, Birthday & Nationality

Ken Thompson

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Ken Thompson is an American computer science pioneer and the principal inventor of the 'UNIX' operating system. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, career, and achievements.

Ken Thompson Biography, Awards, Facts and Family

  • Famous: American Men
  • Sun Sign: Aquarius
  • Also Known As: Kenneth Lane Thompson
  • Born Country: United States
  • Born In: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
  • Famous As: Computer Scientist
  • Height: 6'8" (203 Cm), 6'8" Males
  • Mother: Clara Thompson
  • U.S. State: Louisiana
  • City: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Education:
    1. University Of California
    2. Berkeley (1966)
    3. University Of California
    4. Berkeley (1965)
  • Awards: 1983 · Unix - Turing Award 1999 - National Medal Of Technology And Innovation 2011 - Japan Prize
  • 1990 - IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Tsutomu Kanai Award 1982 - IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award:
  • Bio: Ken Thompson Is An American Computer Science Pioneer And The Principal Inventor Of The 'UNIX' Operating System. Check Out This Biography To Know About His Childhood, Family Life, Career, And Achievements.