History of C

1.  C language is a structure oriented programming language, was developed at Bell Laboratories in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie
2.  C language features were derived from earlier language called “B” (Basic Combined Programming Language – BCPL)
3. C language was invented for implementing UNIX operating system
4.  In 1978, Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan published the first edition “The C Programming Language” and commonly known as K&R C
5. In 1983, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) established a committee to provide a modern, comprehensive definition of C. The resulting definition, the ANSI standard, or “ANSI C”, was completed late 1988.