The storey also made it to the CNN business page and they add...
The Fortran programming language, which was a huge leap forward in
easing the creation of computer software, was released in 1957, said the
report.
Backus launched his research project at IBM (Charts) four years earlier,
assembling a diverse team of 10, including a chess wizard, a
crystallographer and a cryptographer, said the Times.
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Full story @:
http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/20/news/newsmakers/backus/index.htm?postversion=2007032008
Bart
P.Artymiuk wrote:
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
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