101 years since the birth of the creator of Fortran: how John Backus changed the world of programming
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Anna Tkach
03.12.2025 - 12:06
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According to Велика українська енциклопедія: Let us celebrate the birth of the outstanding computer scientist, John Warner Backus, who celebrated his 101st birthday this year. His contribution to the development of computer science, particularly in creating the Fortran programming language and the Backus-Naur form, is significant for the industry.
John Warner Backus is known not only as the leader of important inventions but also as a scientist who worked on projects related to electromechanical computers and collaborated with NASA. His contribution to the development of computer science continues to live on and is explored by researchers around the world.
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