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[internetworkers] John W. Backus, 82, Fortran Developer, Dies

From: Jim Cook <james_cook AT mindspring.com>
To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [internetworkers] John W. Backus, 82, Fortran Developer, Dies
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:25:04 -0400

John W. Backus, who assembled and led the I.B.M. team that created
Fortran, the first widely used programming language, which helped open
the door to modern computing, died on Saturday at his home in Ashland,
Ore. He was 82.
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