Joe Ossanna

Name: Joseph F. Ossanna

Born: December 10, 1928, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Death: November 28, 1977 (Age: 48)

Computer-related contributions

• Electrical engineer and computer programmer.
• Known for his work with the Unix operating system and software applications at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
• Participated with the software design of Multics (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service).

Significant publications

• Troff user's manual, UNIX Vol. II (1990).
• Document preparation, in UNIX:3E system readings and applications, Volume I (1986).
• The current state of minicomputer software (1972).
• Identifying terminals in terminal-oriented systems (1971).
• Technical and human engineering problems in connecting terminals to a time-sharing system (1970).

Honors and awards

• Member of the ACM, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi.