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   IBM. John Warner Backus (December 3, 1924 – March 17, 2007) was an American computer scientist. He led the team that invented and implemented FORTRAN, the first widely used high-level programming language, and was the inventor of the Backus–Naur form (BNF), a widely used notation to define syntaxes of formal languages.

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3. www.ibm.com › history › john-backusJohn Backus | IBM

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   Backus is best known as the father of Fortran, the first widely used, high-level programming language that helped open the door to modern computing.

4. www.britannica.com › biography › John-Warner-BackusJohn Warner Backus | Computer Science, Programming, FORTRAN

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   Apr 30, 2024 · John Warner Backus (born Dec. 3, 1924, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died March 17, 2007, Ashland, Ore.) was an American computer scientist and mathematician who led the team that designed FORTRAN (formula translation), the first important algorithmic language for computers.

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   Who was John Warner Backus?

   • John Warner Backus was born on December 3, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of a wealthy stockbroker. He attended the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He was not a good student, although he eventually graduated in 1942, whereupon he entered the University of Virginia and majored in chemistry.

   John Backus - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   Who is John Backus?

   • "I myself have had many failures and I've learned that if you are not failing a lot, you are probably not being as creative as you could be." John Backus was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1924. He received an MS in mathematics from Columbia University (1950).

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   Why did John Backus develop Fortran?

   • John Backus developed Fortran, or Formula Translator, one of the first general purpose, high-level computer programming languages. This widely used language made computers practical and accessible machines for scientists and others without requiring them to have deep knowledge of the machinery.

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   When did John Backus die?

   • John Backus retired in 1991. He died at his home in Ashland, Oregon on March 17, 2007. Backus was born in Philadelphia and grew up in nearby Wilmington, Delaware. He studied at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, but he was apparently not a diligent student.

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6. lemelson.mit.edu › resources › john-backusJohn Backus | Lemelson

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   John Backus was a mathematician and computer scientist who created Fortran, one of the first high-level programming languages. He also invented the Backus-Naur Form, a notation for describing grammatical rules, and received the National Medal of Science and the Turing Award.

7. www.computerhistory.org › profile › john-backusJohn Backus - CHM

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   Apr 2, 2024 · John Backus was a mathematician and computer scientist who led the team that created FORTRAN, a breakthrough programming language for scientific users. He also made significant contributions to functional programming languages, systems theory and software project management.

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9. amturing.acm.org › award_winners › backus_0703524John Backus - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   Mar 17, 2007 · John Backus was a pioneer of high-level programming languages, especially FORTRAN and BNF. He worked at IBM for most of his career and made significant contributions to functional programming and computer science.

10. www.seattletimes.com › nation-world › john-backusJohn Backus, computing pioneer, dies at 82 | The Seattle Times

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    Mar 21, 2007 · John Backus, whose development of the Fortran programming language in the 1950s changed how people interacted with computers and paved the way for modern software, has died. He was 82. Mr....