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John W. Backus
03 December 1924 – 17 March 2007
IBM
Ashland, OR
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
Published on 21 March 2007
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John W. Backus, 82, Fortran Developer, Dies
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John Backus
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John Backus, 82; developed Fortran
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