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Which of these awards is credited to Ken Thompson apart from the Turing Award?

  • Nobel Prize

  • Pulitzer Prize

  • National Medal of Technology

  • Grammy Award

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The National Medal of Technology is an award presented to individuals, teams, or companies that have made significant contributions to the advancement of technology in the United States. It is the highest honor bestowed by the President of the United States for technological achievements. Ken Thompson received the National Medal of Technology in 1998 for his work on the design and implementation of the UNIX operating system.
The Revolutionary Genius: Ken Thompson and the Unix Legacy

The Revolutionary Genius: Ken Thompson and the Unix Legacy

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