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

From: Michael Czeiszperger <michael AT czeiszperger.org>
To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] John W. Backus, 82, Fortran Developer, Dies
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:39:57 -0400

On Mar 23, 2007, at 6:25 PM, Jim Cook wrote:

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.

The NYT Headlines was worded strangely:

John W. Backus, 82, Fortran Developer, Dies - New York Times

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