纪念 约翰·巴库斯--Fortran创始人

John W. Backus  虽然我不用Fortran,但他却是值得我们去纪念和尊重的。也是我唯一亲眼见过的IT界顶级人物,在大三时,有幸参加了他在我们学校举行的讲座。

著名编程语言Fortran创始人巴库斯辞世 (新浪科技:http://tech.sina.com.cn/it/2007-03-20/14581424837.shtml)

Fortran创始人约翰·巴库斯(John W. Backus)上周六在美国俄勒冈州的家中去世,享年82岁。Fortran由巴库斯领导的IBM团队开发完成,是第一门广泛应用的程序语言。从某种意义上讲,Fortran的出现打开了现代计算的大门。

John W. Backus, 82, Fortran Developer, Dies (New Youk Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/20/business/20backus.html)
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.

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