Scientists similar to or like Dennis Ritchie

American pioneer of computer science. Thompson worked at Bell Labs for most of his career where he designed and implemented the original Unix operating system. Wikipedia

This article presents a list of individuals who made transformative breakthroughs in the creation, development and imagining of what computers could do. ~ Items marked with a tilde are circa dates. Wikipedia

Danish computer scientist, most notable for the creation and development of the C++ programming language. Visiting professor at Columbia University, and works at Morgan Stanley as a Managing Director in New York. Wikipedia

Computer program that transforms source code written in a programming language or computer language , into another computer language (the target language, often having a binary form known as object code or machine code). To create an executable program. Wikipedia

American industrial research and scientific development company owned by Finnish company Nokia. With headquarters located in Murray Hill, New Jersey, the company operates several laboratories in the United States and around the world. Wikipedia

Canadian computer scientist. He worked at Bell Labs and contributed to the development of Unix alongside Unix creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. Wikipedia