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John Backus
Computer Scientist

Birthday December 3, 1924 (age 83)

Birthplace Pennsylvania , United States

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Biographical Information	John Warner Backus (1924-12-03)December 3, 1924 Wilmington, Delaware ^[2]
Died	March 17, 2007(2007-03-17) (aged 82) Ashland, Oregon ^[3]
Alma mater	University of Virginia ^[4] University of Pittsburgh ^[5] Haverford College ^[6] Columbia University ^[7] (B.S. 1949, M.S. 1950)
Legacy	Speedcoding ^[8] FORTRAN ^[9] ALGOL ^[10] Backus–Naur form ^[11] Function-level programming ^[12]
Spouses	Marjorie Jamison (married in 1947⁠–⁠1966) Barbara Una (married in 1968; died 2004)
Children	2
Honors	National Medal of Science ^[13] (1975) Turing Award ^[14] (1977) Charles Stark Draper Prize ^[15] (1993)
Fields	Computer science ^[16]
Institutions	IBM ^[17]

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John Backus was born on December 3, 1924 (age 82) in Pennsylvania, United States. He is a Celebrity Computer Scientist. American computer scientist who helped develop Fortran, one of the first computer programming languages, for which he received the National Medal of Science in 1975. He also did important research in function-level programming, a different philosophy in programming language design. According to numerology, John Backus's Life Path Number is 4.
In His career, John Backus has achieved a Turing Award, Charles Stark Draper Prize, National Medal of Science for Mathematics and Computer Science. His education: Columbia University (1949), The Hill School, University of Virginia. He died on March 17, 2007, Ashland, OR. The parents of John Backus are Cecil Franklin Backus. He had 2 children Paula Backus, Karen Backus. His spouse is Marjorie Jamison ( m. 1947⁠–⁠1966) Barbara Una ( m. 1968; died 2004) . More information on John Backus can be found here. This article will clarify John Backus's Biography, Plaid, Maryland, Ibm, Fortran, Turing Award Lecture, Computer, Family, Da Davidson, Jr, and other information.

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He grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of a wealthy stockbroker.

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John Backus Before Fame

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John Backus, born 12-3-1924, preceding his celebrity status in Computer Scientist, he studied at an exclusive private high school in Pennsylvania, where he was fond of breaking its rules; he followed that up by flunking out of the University of Virginia.

Success of John Backus

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Being a celebrated name in Computer Scientist, his Fortran was the first computer language to take on a more human syntax, and so was comprehensible and the first widely used high-level language.

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He built on the work of Konrad Kruze (Eng.), who formed the foundations of the first programming language, to further deepen human-machine interface. Annie Easley, Charles Babbage, Grace Hopper, and Tim Berners Lee were also His acquaintances.

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The Numerology of John Backus

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John Backus's Life Path Number is 4 as per numerology. The Life Path Number 4 is associated with people who are practical, sensible, pragmatic and rational by nature. They are quite methodical and well ordered apart from being efficient in their essence. It means they have a rational thought process while making any decision in life.

John Backus's personal year in numerology

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In 2024, John Backus’s personal year number is 5, the year of freedom. This year is in phase of upward cycle, representing growth so that John Backus can start doing new things.

John Backus Net Worth

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Latest news abouts John Backus

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Inside the Cult of the Haskell Programmer

(Wired) It’s spooky. It’s esoteric. It’s also the key to understanding the rise and relevance of functional programming.
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The Computer Revolution: From Room-Sized to Pocket

(MSN) According to John Backus, before his team developed FORTRAN, a computer programmer "had to employ every trick ... including biology, medicine, climate science and materials development. I study people ...
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● John Backus was born on December 3, 1924 (age 82) in Pennsylvania, United States
● He is a Celebrity Computer Scientist
● In His career, John Backus has achieved a Turing Award, Charles Stark Draper Prize, National Medal of Science for Mathematics and Computer Science
● His education: Columbia University (1949), The Hill School, University of Virginia
● He died on March 17, 2007, Ashland, OR
● The parents of John Backus are Cecil Franklin Backus
● He had 2 children Paula Backus, Karen Backus
● His spouse is Marjorie Jamison ( m. 1947⁠–⁠1966) Barbara Una ( m. 1968; died 2004)
● His real name is John Backus

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