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Article: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES: New computing award goes to Bell Labs researcher Ken Thompson.
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- March 26, 1999
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M2 PRESSWIRE-26 March 1999-LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES: New computing award goes to Bell Labs researcher Ken Thompson (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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* Award recognizes impact of UNIX system on computing and communications
MURRAY HILL, NJ -- The Computer Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has chosen Bell Labs researcher Ken Thompson to receive the first Tsutomu Kanai Award. The award, endowed with a 20-million yen grant from Hitachi Ltd. in 1995, was established in honor of Dr. Kanai, who joined Hitachi as a researcher in 1958 and retires as president this month. The award recognizes contributions in ...