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Millennium Technology Prize
2012
Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds

For creating the Linux kernel, a new open source operating system for computers.

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Birth: 1969-12-28
Birth city: Helsinki
Birth country: Finland
Citizenship: Finland; United States
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