/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/dennis-ritchie-creator-of-unix-and-c-his-life-and-workDennis Ritchie at Bell Labs The generation that blazed the path to modern electronics is reaching the age of a full century. As time moves, we lose more and more of these early pioneers. The person who has influences every single engineer has pa...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/dennis-ritchie-creator-of-unix-and-c-his-life-and-workThu, 13 Oct 2011 20:56:42 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:062ec65a-8a17-4ebc-9391-0515541aa57dfustini0<p>&quot;UNIX is very simple, it just needs a genius to understand its simplicity.&quot;&nbsp; I love that quote!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Great post, and I appreciated seeing the White House award ceremony you posted.&nbsp; The vintage clip is awesome, too (amazed after I saw it earlier on Rob Pike&#39;s Google+).</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=12711&AppID=45&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">