Backus, John W(arner) — born Dec. 3, 1924, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. U.S. mathematician. He received his bachelor s and master s degrees from Columbia University. He was head of a small group that in 1957 developed the computer language FORTRAN for numerical analysis. He… … Universalium
John — (as used in expressions) Abbot, Sir John (Joseph Caldwell) Acton (de Aldenham), John Emerich Edward Dahlberg Acton, 1 barón Adams, John Adams, John (Coolidge) Adams, John Quincy Alden, John Altgeld, John Peter André, John Arden, John Ashbery,… … Enciclopedia Universal
computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… … Universalium
FORTRAN — /fawr tran/, n. Computers. a high level programming language used mainly for solving problems in science and engineering. [1955 60; for(mula) tran(slation)] * * * Procedural computer programming language developed for numerical analysis by John W … Universalium
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