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...

Five years after its merger with First Union, Wachovia is winning plaudits for top-flight customer service and organic growth. But Ken Thompson's appetite for deals-most recently the $26 billion acquisition of Golden West Financial Corp.-has raised eyebrows with investors and analysts. Yet proponents...

Loyalty is a trait that took Ken Thompson to the top. Now he bucks tradition to get his bank back up there. Nearly an hour and a half go by before Ken Thompson shows the first sign of stress. The topic: Charlotte-based...

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...