Ken Thompson

I have to keep up with the scientific literature as part of my job, but increasingly I found myself reading things that weren't really relevant to my academic work, but were relevant to gardening.Ken Thompson

That brings me to Dennis Ritchie. Our collaboration has been a thing of beauty.Ken Thompson

You can't trust code that you did not totally create yourself.Ken Thompson

Ken Thompson is a famous American computer scientist, who was born on February 4, 1943. As a person born on this date, Ken Thompson is listed in our database as the 45th most popular celebrity for the day (February 4) and the 119th most popular for the year (1943).

People born on February 4 fall under the Zodiac sign of Aquarius, the Water Bearer. Ken Thompson is the 1350th most popular Aquarius.

Aside from information specific to Ken Thompson's birthday, Ken Thompson is the 11355th most famous American and ranks 65th in famous people born in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

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