Kenneth Lane Thompson studied programming languages, operating systems, and computer games. He was one of the inventors of the UNIX operating system, perhaps the most widely used computer system in the world. He also invented the C programming language...

1943- American computer and software engineer who won recognition for his role in the development of the Unix operating system in 1969. Thompson and Dennis Ritchie developed Unix as an operating system that could be used on any type of computer, giving...

Kenneth Lane Thompson (born February 4 1943), commonly referred to as Ken Thompson (or simply ken in hacker circles), is an American pioneer of computer science notable for his work with the B programming language and his shepherding the Unix and Plan 9...

Lawyers for a tow truck driver badly burned in last month's Manhattan steam pipe explosion went to court Wednesday seeking an injunction to keep utility company Consolidated Edison from destroying evidence at the scene.Ken Thompson, a lawyer for injured driver Gregory McCullough, said he was...

National bank Wachovia Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings tumbled 98 percent due to a $1.7 billion reduction in the value of certain portfolios and $1.5 billion set aside to cover bad loans.Fourth-quarter net income fell to $51 million, or 3 cents per share, from...

Wachovia Corp. said Monday its first-quarter earnings rose 33 percent, helped by growth in lending income and the acquisition of Golden West Financial Corp.The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank said it remains on track to meet its goals from its $24.2 billion acquisition of Golden West, which...

The family of a tow truck driver badly burned in a Manhattan steam pipe explosion called Wednesday for an independent monitor to oversee the private utility company's investigation into what caused the blast.Consolidated Edison cannot be trusted to head a probe into the July 18...