Kenneth Lane Thompson was born on February 4, 1943 in New Orleans. Ken Thompson was an American pioneer of computer science. He worked at Bell Labs for most of his career. Thompson designed and implemented the original version of Unix OS. In 2006 he started working at Google. In 1965 Thompson got his Bachelor of Science, and in 1966 a Masters degree in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley.
Ken Thompson has received many awards and these some of them. In 1980, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for designing the Unix OS. In 1983 Thompson received the Turing Award for the development of operating systems theory. In 1990 he obtained the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal. In 1997
Ken Thompson has received many awards and these some of them. In 1980, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for designing the Unix OS. In 1983 Thompson received the Turing Award for the development of operating systems theory. In 1990 he obtained the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal. In 1997