Ken Thompson is a co-recipient of the Turing Award. In what year did he win?
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Ken Thompson won the Turing Award in 1983, along with Dennis Ritchie, for their development of the Unix operating system. This pioneering work laid the groundwork for modern computing, influencing countless subsequent operating systems, programming languages, and software applications. The Turing Award, the highest honor in computer science, recognized their profound impact on the field and their contributions to technological advancements that continue to shape our digital world.
The Revolutionary Genius: Ken Thompson and the Unix Legacy
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