Ken Thompson

Summary

Ken Thompson is a human^[1]. His place of birth was New Orleans^[2]. He was born on +1943-02-04T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a programmer^[4] and computer scientist^[5]. He has Wikipedia articles in 58 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[6]

Key Facts

• Ken Thompson was born in New Orleans^[2].
• Ken Thompson was born on +1943-02-04T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ken Thompson held citizenship in United States^[7].
• English was Ken Thompson's native language^[8].
• Ken Thompson worked as a programmer^[4].
• Ken Thompson's professions included computer scientist^[5].
• Ken Thompson's field of work was informatics^[9].
• Ken Thompson's field of work was computer science^[10].
• Among Ken Thompson's employers was Bell Labs^[11].
• Ken Thompson was employed by Google^[12].
• Ken Thompson's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[13].
• Ken Thompson's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Ken Thompson is Q11368^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Ken Thompson is Belle^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Ken Thompson is Go^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Ken Thompson is Plan 9^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Ken Thompson is Q739186^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Ken Thompson is dbm^[20].
• Ken Thompson received the Turing Award^[21].
• Ken Thompson received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation^[22].
• Ken Thompson received the Harold Pender Award^[23].
• Ken Thompson received the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award^[24].
• Ken Thompson received the Tsutomu Kanai Award^[25].
• Ken Thompson received the Computer History Museum Fellow^[26].
• Ken Thompson was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ken Thompson was born in New Orleans^[2]. He was born on +1943-02-04T00:00:00Z^[3]. English was his native language^[8].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley^[13], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1868^[30], headquartered in Berkeley^[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer^[4] and computer scientist^[5]. Fields of work include informatics^[9], an academic major^[32], founded in 1957^[33] and computer science^[10], an academic discipline^[34]. Employers include Bell Labs^[11], a privately held company^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1925^[37], headquartered in Murray Hill^[38] and Google^[12], a business^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1998^[41], headquartered in Mountain View^[42].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Q11368^[15], a project^[43], founded in 1969^[44]; Belle^[16]; Go^[17]; Plan 9^[18]; Q739186^[19]; and dbm^[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Turing Award^[21], a science award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1966^[47]; National Medal of Technology and Innovation^[22], a science award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1980^[50]; Harold Pender Award^[23], an award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1972^[53]; IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award^[24], a technical field award^[54], founded in 1976^[55]; Tsutomu Kanai Award^[25], an award^[56], founded in 1997^[57]; and Computer History Museum Fellow^[26], a fellowship award^[58].

Why It Matters

Ken Thompson has Wikipedia articles in 58 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[6]

FAQs

Where was Ken Thompson born?

Born in New Orleans^[2], Ken Thompson…

What did Ken Thompson do for work?

Ken Thompson worked as programmer^[4] and computer scientist^[5].

Where did Ken Thompson go to school?

Ken Thompson was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[13] and University of California, Berkeley^[14].

What awards did Ken Thompson receive?

Honors received include Turing Award^[21], National Medal of Technology and Innovation^[22], Harold Pender Award^[23], and IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award^[24].