Background
Ritchie, Robert Wells was born on September 21, 1935 in Alameda, California, United States. Son of W.Z. and Frances E. (Wells) Ritchie.
Ritchie, Robert Wells was born on September 21, 1935 in Alameda, California, United States. Son of W.Z. and Frances E. (Wells) Ritchie.
Bachelor Mathematics and Physics, Reed College, 1957; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1961.
J.W. Young Research instructor mathematics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1960-1962; from assistant professor to professor mathematics and computer science, U. Washington, Seattle, 1962-1983; associate dean graduate school, U. Washington, Seattle, 1966-1969; vice provost, U. Washington, Seattle, 1969-1972; manager computer science laboratory, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, California, 1983-1988; director computer science center, Hewlett-Packard laboratories, Palo Alto, 1988-1990; director university affairs, Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, since 1990.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (administrative committee education society), American Society for Engineering Education, Computing Research Association (board directors, chairman 1981-1983), Association for Computing Machinery, American Mathematics Society, Association Symbolic Logic, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Audrey Lee Kelly, July 20, 1957. Children: Scott Allen, Lynne Frances.