HBD, Ken Thompson! Thompson received the 1983 #ACMTuringAward with Dennis Ritchie, for their development of generic operating systems theory and specifically for the implementation of the #UNIX operating system. Thompson explains creating UNIX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E2cCqAS9AM
HBD, Ken Thompson! Thompson received the 1983 #ACMTuringAward with Dennis Ritchie, for their development of generic operating systems theory and specifically for the implementation of the #UNIX operating system. Thompson explains creating UNIX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E2cCqAS9AM
Today in 1925, #ACMTuringAward recipient Douglas Engelbart was born. Engelbart received the Turing Award in 1997 for his inspiring vision of the future of interactive computing and the invention of key technologies to help realize this vision. https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/engelbart_5078811.cfm
Today in 1925, #ACMTuringAward recipient Douglas Engelbart was born. Engelbart received the Turing Award in 1997 for his inspiring vision of the future of interactive computing and the invention of key technologies to help realize this vision. https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/engelbart_5078811.cfm
Happy birthday to Butler Lampson! Lampson received the 1992 #ACMTuringAward for contributions to the development of distributed, personal computing environments and the technology for their implementation. More about him: https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/lampson_1142421.cfm
Happy birthday to Butler Lampson! Lampson received the 1992 #ACMTuringAward for contributions to the development of distributed, personal computing environments and the technology for their implementation. More about him: https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/lampson_1142421.cfm
We present to you the latest CACM special issue: a collection of personal narratives—stories of ideas born in academia, nurtured by federal support, and matured into technologies that changed the world.
Initially conceived to mark the 75th anniversary of the NSF (2025) and the 40th anniversary of its CISE Directorate (2026), the issue took on new meaning after sudden layoffs and sweeping cuts at the NSF.
Hear what #ACMTuringAward recipients and pioneers have to say: https://cacm.acm.org/section/federal-funding-of-academic-research/
We present to you the latest CACM special issue: a collection of personal narratives—stories of ideas born in academia, nurtured by federal support, and matured into technologies that changed the world.
Initially conceived to mark the 75th anniversary of the NSF (2025) and the 40th anniversary of its CISE Directorate (2026), the issue took on new meaning after sudden layoffs and sweeping cuts at the NSF.
Hear what #ACMTuringAward recipients and pioneers have to say: https://cacm.acm.org/section/federal-funding-of-academic-research/
Happy Birthday, John Hennessy! Hennessy received the 2017 #ACMTuringAward for pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation of computer architectures with enduring impact on the microprocessor industry. https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/hennessy_1426931.cfm
Happy Birthday, John Hennessy! Hennessy received the 2017 #ACMTuringAward for pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation of computer architectures with enduring impact on the microprocessor industry. https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/hennessy_1426931.cfm
Today, let’s remember Dennis M. Ritchie, who was born #OTD in 1941. Ritchie received the 1983 #ACMTuringAward with Ken Thompson, for their development of generic operating systems theory and specifically for the implementation of the UNIX operating system. More, here: https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/ritchie_1506389.cfm
Today, let’s remember Dennis M. Ritchie, who was born #OTD in 1941. Ritchie received the 1983 #ACMTuringAward with Ken Thompson, for their development of generic operating systems theory and specifically for the implementation of the UNIX operating system. More, here: https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/ritchie_1506389.cfm
