Backus (John) Oral History | Computer History Museum

Type

Text

Title

Backus (John) Oral History

Contributor

Backus, John., Interviewee

Booch, Grady, Interviewer

Hendrie, Gardner, Cameraperson

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Date

2006-09-05

Place of Publication

Ashland, Oregon

Description

John Backus reflects on his life and career from his earliest days in the U.S. Army during World War II through his career at IBM. He discusses IBM culture and the environment that led to the creation of Fortran, analyzes the development and influence of Fortran, and reviews his work in functional programming.

Subject

Fellow Awardee; Backus, John; IBM; Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator (Computer); Speedcoding; FORTRAN; Ziller, Irv; IBM 704 (Computer); Software

Collection Title

Oral Histories Online

Accession Number

102657970

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