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John Backus

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John Backus 1924- American Computer scientist During the 1950s, John Backus headed the pioneering group at IBM that developed FORTRAN, the first widely used computer programming language. He was also ... Read more

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John Backus played an instrumental role in the creation of various programming languages and methods. The invention of the high-level programming language FORTRAN is the endeavor that has brought him ... Read more