What did Ken Thompson invent?

Go
Ken Thompson/Inventions

What did Ken Thomson do?

Ken Thomson became chairman of thefamily’s business interests in 1976,on the death of his father, Roy. He became chairman of Thomson Corp. Over the years, he sold the company’s extensive travel, energy and retail interests (including the Hudson’s Bay Company)and, in the 1990s, moved Thomson Corp.

What happened to Ken Thompson?

In late 2000, Thompson retired from Bell Labs. He worked at Entrisphere, Inc. as a fellow until 2006 and now works at Google as a Distinguished Engineer. Recent work has included the co-design of the Go programming language.

Why did Ken Thompson collaborate with Dennis Ritchie?

Thompson and the American computer scientist Dennis M. Ritchie were cited jointly for “their development of generic operating systems theory and specifically for the implementation of the UNIX operating system,” which they collaborated on at Bell Laboratories.

Does David Thomson have kids?

Braelin Thomson
Tessa Lys ThomsonThyra Nicole Thomson
David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet/Children

How much is Kenneth Thompson worth?

At the time of his death, he was listed by Forbes as the richest person in Canada and the ninth richest person in the world, with a net worth of approximately US $19.6 billion….Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet.

The Right Honourable The Lord Thomson of Fleet
Children 3, including David and Peter
Parent(s) Roy Thomson Edna Thomson
Website thomson.com

How much does Ken Thompson make?

Executive Compensation Of this total $470,800 was received as a salary, $405,641 was received as a bonus, $374,616 was received in stock options, $1,043,391 was awarded as stock and $24,443 came from other types of compensation. This information is according to proxy statements filed for the 2019 fiscal year.

Who made Python?

Guido van Rossum
Python/Inventors
When he began implementing Python, Guido van Rossum was also reading the published scripts from “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”, a BBC comedy series from the 1970s. Van Rossum thought he needed a name that was short, unique, and slightly mysterious, so he decided to call the language Python.