Backus, John W., 1924-2007
Variant namesComputer scientist.
From the description of John W. Backus papers, 1951-2001 (bulk 1953-1991). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984761
Developer of FORTRAN computer programming language.
From the description of Oral history interview with John W. Backus, 1984 Jan. 3. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423702
Biographical Note
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1924, Dec. 3:
Born, Philadelphia, Pa. -
1942:
Attended University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. -
1943 -1946 :United States Army, studied engineering at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., and medicine at Flower and Fifth Avenue Medical School, New York, N.Y. -
1949:
B.S. in mathematics, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. -
1950:
M.A. in mathematics, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. -
1950 -1953 :Programmer, IBM, New York, N.Y. -
1953 -1959 :Manager, programming research, IBM, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. -
1959 -1963 :Staff member, T. J. Watson Research Center, IBM, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. -
1963 -1991 :IBM fellow, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Almaden Research Center, San Jose, Calif. -
1968:
Married Barbara Una Stannard -
1976:
Received National Medal of Science (National Science Foundation) -
1977:
Received A. M. Turing Award (Association for Computing Machinery) -
1993:
Received Charles Stark Draper Prize (National Academy of Engineering) -
2007, Mar. 17:
Died, Ashland, Oreg.
From the guide to the John W. Backus Papers, 1951-2001, (bulk 1953-1991), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Backus, John W., 1924-2007,. Oral history interview with John W. Backus, 1984 Jan. 3. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| creatorOf | Backus, John W. An abstract approach to the four color problem and to a theory of maps. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Pioneers of Science and Technology Video Tape Project. Oral history interviews of the Pioneers of Science and Technology Video Tape Project, 1984-1988. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| referencedIn | Pessin, Florence,. Oral history interview with Florence Pessin, 1981 June 24. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| creatorOf | John W. Backus Papers, 1951-2001, (bulk 1953-1991) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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Birth 1924-12-03
Death 2007-03-17
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