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Brian W Kernighan

Brian Kernighan received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Princeton University in 1969. He was in the Computing Science Research Center at Bell Laboratories from 1969 to 2000 and now teaches in the Computer Science department at Princeton. He is the co-author of several computer science books, including THE C PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE and THE UNIX PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT.

Personality Profile For Brian W Kernighan

The following is a personality profile of Brian W Kernighan based on his work.

Brian W Kernighan is shrewd and skeptical.

He is imaginative, he has a wild imagination. He is philosophical as well: he is open to and intrigued by new ideas and loves to explore them. But, Brian W Kernighan is also solemn: he is generally serious and does not joke much.

More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for modernity.

He is relatively unconcerned with both taking pleasure in life and helping others. He prefers activities with a purpose greater than just personal enjoyment. And he thinks people can handle their own business without interference.


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