Joe Ossanna | |
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| Born | Joseph Frank Ossanna, Jr. December 10, 1928 |
| Died | November 28, 1977 (aged 48) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Wayne State University (B.S.E.E., 1952) |
| Occupation(s) | electrical engineer and computer programmer |
| Known for | Multics and Unix operating systems and software applications at Bell Telephone Laboratories |
Joseph Frank Ossanna, Jr. (December 10, 1928 – November 28, 1977) was an American electrical engineer and computer programmer who worked as a member of the technical staff at the Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey. He became actively engaged in the software design of Multics (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service), a general-purpose operating system used at Bell.[1]