A bit of history: NY Times obituary for John W. Backus, 82, developer of Fortran, without which CCP4 and much else would not have been possible.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/19/obituaries/20cnd-backus.html?ex=1332043200&en=adde3ee5a1875330&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink Pete A -- Prof Peter Artymiuk Krebs Institute, Structural Studies Group Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology University of Sheffield Sheffield S10 2TN, U.K. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (+44) 114-222 4190 Fax: (+44) 114-272 8697
