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C programming language creator Dennis Ritchie dies at age 70

C programming language creator Dennis Ritchie dies at age 70
  • Posted October 13, 2011, 4:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, Software
  • Pioneering computer scientist Dennis Ritchie passed away yesterday at age 70 after battling a long running illness. Ritchie was better known as a co-creator of Unix, but he also invented the C programming language back in 1971.

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