The Unix operating system has conquered the world, something its creators could not have imagined when they made history on the top floor of Bell Labs in 1969. The idea of this OS had a tremendous impact on software development and the development of operating systems. You will learn about how the Unix system was born, what is remarkable about it and why it occupies such an important place in the computer world, as well as about the amazing people who put their strength and soul into it. The book is an honest and witty story about the life of the IT community of those times - no gimmicks, pages of code or links. Relax and enjoy a story full of adventure and discovery. Brian Kernighan is the author or co-author of a dozen books on programming, including the legendary The C Programming Language and Unix. Software environment". For 30 years he was a member of the same UNIX group at the Bell Labs research center and not only observed the creation of UNIX.