The father of the C programming language and the UNIX operating system, Dennis Ritchie, died this past weekend at the age of 70 following a long illness News of Ritchie’s death was publicly reported ...

The world has lost another computer pioneer. Dennis Ritchie, the computer scientist who invented the C programming language and co-developed the Unix operating system, has died at the age of 70. The ...

Dennis Ritchie is being remembered today as a pioneering computer scientist, the "father of [the] C programming language," co-creator of the Unix operating system and "a 'titan' of the [computer] ...

An unsung hero of the computer world has died. Dennis Ritchie created the C language — which is the foundation for most computers, including the iPad and iPhone. And I'm Robert Siegel. If you read ...

Legendary computer scientist and creator of the C programming language Dennis Ritchie has died at the age of 70, leaving behind a legacy that touches virtually every aspect of modern life. Ken ...

Dennis Ritchie, whose work creating the C programming language and the Unix operating system became the cornerstone of today's modern world of computing, has died. He was 70. Ritchie's death was ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Pioneering computer scientist Dennis Ritchie passed away yesterday at age 70 after battling a long ...

Computing pioneer Dennis Ritchie died this past weekend at age 70, becoming the second technology giant to pass within a week — the other, of course, being Apple’s Steve Jobs. Although Jobs was ...

Had I written this article a couple of days ago when Dennis Ritchie actually passed away, you probably would have heard it here on SlashGear first. As it stands, there have been quite a few ...

Linus Torvalds once said, in reference to the development of Linux, that he “had hoisted [himself] up on the shoulders of giants.” Among those giants, Dennis Ritchie (aka dmr) was likely the tallest.