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 | | However, the inefficient computer programs of the time would hamper the 704’s performance, and Backus wanted to design not only a better language, but one that would be easier and faster for programmers to use when working with the machine. | | | In late 1953, Backus wrote a memo to his boss that outlined the design of a programming language for IBM& new computer, the 704. | | | During that spring, Backus visited the IBM Computer Center on Madison Avenue, where he toured the Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator (SSEC), one of IBM& early electronic computers. |
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http://www.thocp.net/biographies/backus_john.htm
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| | According to Backus, "the cost of programmers associated with a computer center was usually at least as great as the cost of the computer itself" (26, Wexelblat). | | | Backus' third motivation in developing FOTRAN was to provide a language that allowed scientists to write programs that more closely resembled their thought processes. | | | Backus was motivated to develop the language for several reasons. |
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http://www.inf.fu-berlin.de/lehre/SS01/hc/pl/fortran.htm
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| | Backus |
| | In 1959 he invented the Backus Naur Form (BNF), a standard notation to describe the syntax of a high level programming language. | | | His third major contribution to computer science was to develop a functional programming language called FP, which advocates a mathematical approach to programming. | | | He is the inventor of FORTRAN, the first high level computer language to be developed. |
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http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Backus.html
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| | CNN - Fortran born of frustration - May 3, 1999 |
| | Backus had to wing it all the way: There were no studies to support his ideas, no methodologies for developing software, no models for success. | | | In late 1953, Backus wrote a memo asserting that at least half to three-quarters of the operating costs of a computer were from programming and testing. | | | He reasoned that if he could put together a team that could come up with a language to automate instruction code, it would bring costs down significantly by enabling a computer to perform a repetitive task from a single set of instructions by using loops. |
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http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9905/03/1954.idg
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| | John von Neumann |
| | Any computer scientist who reviews the formal obituaries of John von Neumann of the period shortly after his death will be struck by the lack of recognition of his involvement in the field of computers and computing. | | | The IEEE John von Neumann Medal was established by the Board of Directors in 1990 and may be presented annually "for outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology." The achievements may be theoretical, technological, or entrepreneurial, and need not have been made immediately prior to the date of the award. | | | A retrospective examination of the development [3] of this idea reveals that the concept was discussed by J. Presper Eckert, John Mauchly, Arthur Burks, and others in connection with their plans for a successor machine to the ENIAC. |
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http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/VonNeumann.html
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| | John Backus |
| | Besides FORTRAN, Backus also developed BNF (Backus Normal Form or Backus Naur Form, an application of Noam Chomsky's generative grammar to formal computer languages), the language that is used to formally describe computer languages, and was principal author of the Algol 60 Revised Report. | | | He worked at IBM Watson Lab at Columbia University from 1950 to 1952, and went on to lead IBM's Programming Research Group, and was honored as an IBM Fellow in 1963. | | | Backus, John W., "The IBM 701 Speedcoding System", IBM, New York (10 Sep 1953), 4pp. |
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http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/backus.html
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| | Jones Encyclopedia of Media & Technology Information |
| | John Backus is a computer programmer best known for the invention of FORTRAN (for FORmula TRANslation), the first high-level computer programming language and the most widely used programming language of physical science. | | | John Mauchly was an American physicist and engineer, primarily known for co-inventing the first electronic programmable computer (ENIAC), the first American stored-program computer (BINAC), and the first commercially produced electronic computer (UNIVAC) - all in collaboration with John Presper Eckert, Jr. | | | John Vincent Atanasoff was an American physicist and inventor, credited with inventing the first nonprogrammable electronic computer - the ABC (Atanasoff-Berry Computer) - with the help of a graduate student, Clifford Berry. |
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http://www.jonesencyclo.com/biographies.cfm
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| | Washingtonpost.com: WashTech Discussion |
| | John Backus: Silicon Valley has a dominant position in silicon-based technology much like Microsoft does in operating systems---and I would not want to compete with Microsoft in operating systems. | | | John Backus: I hope it means we'll graduate more technology students sooner. | | | Their economy has grown up around Dell Computer. |
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http://yp.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/99/henrys010799.htm
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| | Computer Science Illuminated: Biographical_Sketches |
| | Backus went on to develop a notation called the Backus-Naur Form, which is used to describe formally grammatical rules for high-level languages. | | | On this web page, you'll find a brief overview of John Backus, the inventor of Fortran, and extend your knowledge of his contributions to computer science. | | | In 1953 he wrote a memo outlining the design of a new programming language for IBM's new 704 computer. |
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http://csilluminated.jbpub.com/biographical_chapter.cfm?chapter=11
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| | Dusty Decks » Blog Archive » John Backus |
| | John Backus initiated and led the project that designed and implemented Fortran, the first high-level programming language. | | | * In 1974 I worked for John Backus at IBM San Jose Research (before the Almaden Research Center was built). | | | I hadn’t talked to John for many years*, but tonight I called him up to say hello, and to see if he had a copy of the original Fortran compiler source code. |
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http://www.mcjones.org/dustydecks/archives/2003/12/01/4
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| | Selected Publications |
| | FL is the result of an effort to design a practical functional programming language based on Backus' FP. | | | The FL Project: The Design of a Functional Language |
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http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~aiken/pubs.html
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| | oc-FP: An OCAML implementation of John Backus' FP system |
| | He then describes a new class a computing systems that uses the functional style both in its programming language and in its state transition rules, wich he calls ``applicative state transition'' (AST) systems. | | | The first few sections are particularly enlighting and easy to follow. | | | In addition to the FP system, Backus describes ``FFP systems'' similar to FP systems but where in addition to new functions, new functional forms can also be defined. |
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http://christophe.deleuze.free.fr/D/fp.html
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| | John Backus Biography |
| | John Backus was a research physicist who trained under E.O. Lawrence at the Berkeley Laboratories and was on the faculty of the University of Southern California from 1945 to 1980, where he did research on gaseous discharges in strong magnetic fields. | | | JOHN BACKUS is a modern Renaissance man. He holds a master's degree in music as well as a Ph.D. in physics. | | | It involved building a mechanical harmonic analyzer in the machine shop, and John has been building much of his own research equipment ever since. |
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http://ccrma.stanford.edu/marl/Backus/BackusBio.html
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| | About BNF notation |
| | John Backus and Peter Naur introduced for the first time a formal notation to describe the syntax of a given language (This was for the description of the ALGOL 60 programming language, see [Naur 60]). | | | He made a few modificiations that are almost universally used and drew up on his own the BNF for ALGOL 60 at the meeting where it was designed. | | | Few read the report, but when Peter Naur read it he was surprised at some of the differences he found between his and Backus's interpretation of ALGOL 58. |
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http://cui.unige.ch/db-research/Enseignement/analyseinfo/AboutBNF.html
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| | Notable Backuses |
| | Return to the Backus Index at this Web Site | | | BACKUS, Isaac, clergyman, was born at Norwich, Conn.. | | | Backus was one of the original promoters of the House telegraph system, and these interests demanding much of his time, he abandoned the book concern, and in 1850 removed to New York city in order to be at the centre of business operations. |
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http://members.aol.com/jacob59/more/baldwin2/bkus_fmus2.html
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| | Just Obscure... |
| | of the Backus Naur Form (BNF), a notation used to describe the syntax of many modern | | | Backus also created one of the earliest (if not | | | BCD instructions: RISC and CISC (1/3624) (John R. Mashey) |
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http://cbbrowne.com/info/compobscure.html
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| | Netpreneur Exchange.. The Stars of E-Commerce - Speaker Bios |
| | Backus received both his Masters in Business Administration and his Bachelors degree from Stanford University. | | | Backus had worked with US Order, the predecessor company to InteliData, since its inception in 1990 and had served as its President, Chief Operating Officer and director since 1994. | | | Backus came to US Order from its founding investor, WorldCorp, where he worked for six years holding a variety of executive positions including Vice President of Corporate Development, Vice President of Finance, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing. |
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http://www.netpreneur.org/events/ecommerce/bios.html
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| | E. Burdette Backus |
| | He defined humanism as a philosophy based upon the understandings of science and believing in the worth, dignity, and potential of humankind. | | | The purpose of humanism, according to Backus, is "to make human life on our earth-home as rich and satisfying as possible." He thought that the methods people actually use to ameliorate life were based upon a naturalistic and not a supernatural understanding of the world. | | | Backus also wrote The Pattern on the Mountain, 1939, a Lenten manual for the American Unitarian Association, and a pamphlet, The Way Called Unitarian, 1951. |
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http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/burdettebackus.html
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| | Northern Virginia Technology Council - About NVTC - Board and Staff |
| | Backus holds both a BA and an MBA from Stanford University. | | | Backus currently serves on the Board of Directors of Amazing Media, American Greetings.com, Appforge, Artifact Software, Trancentrix, & Vente. | | | John Backus is a seasoned technology entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience investing in and managing rapidly growing, high-technology companies. |
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http://www.nvtc.org/about/backus.htm
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| | John and Sarah (Backus) Reynolds of Saybrook, Lyme and Norwich, Conn. |
| | Limited use rights may be granted by written or electronic permission. | | | We do not know anything of John prior to 1659, but it seems probable that he was born in England between 1615 and 1635. | | | He was born at Saybrook Apr. 12, 1657, d. |
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http://www.narnet.com/rfa/line15
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| | Comp.compilers: Noam Chomsky and John Backus |
| | In 1957 Noam Chomskys published his book "Syntactical Structures" and | | | Backus *could* have gotten hold of his work fairly early and in that | | | at about the same time John Backus came up with his concept of syntax |
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http://compilers.iecc.com/comparch/article/98-09-046
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| | John_Bailey.html |
| | ·John Bailey was probably from England, but his origin has not been definitely learned. | | | ·John Bailey is said to have appeared in Hartford about 1642 where he resided on "South Side" which probably meant in the vicinity of Wethersfield. | | | This John Bailey was evidently born about 1618. |
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http://www.cowboyup.com/John_Bailey.html
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| | John Clayton Backus |
| | He was an inventor of note; the Backus Pin Setter, the Backus Checkhook, and the Backus Home Golf Trainer, and many other inventions are all products of his clever mind and hands. | | | He has been termed the "Father of Electricity" in Smethport, a name justly deserved. | | | He was married December 11, 1899 to Lucy Blake of Eldred and had resided here all his life, where he was the owner of the Backus Novelty Works, and was prominent in all civic affairs. |
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http://tallcedars.org/famous/Bois/backus.htm
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| | John Backus Archive Home Page |
| | He was a professor of physics at the University of Southern California from 1945-1980 and the author of the widely used textbook Acoustical Foundations of Music. | | | John Backus was a well-known researcher in woodwind acoustics and a recipient of the Silver Medal of the Acoustical Society of America. | | | If you desire more detailed information about any of these files or wish to make arrangements to view the contents of the files at CCRMA, please contact: |
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http://ccrma.stanford.edu/marl/Backus/BackusHome.html
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| | FISH ANCESTORY: BACKUS FAMILY |
| | It is unlikely that this refers to John Backus (1661-1744) as he would be dead by this time. | | | This is probably refering to John Backus, Jr. | | | LBJO thinks this entry might mean that John Backus died without leaving a Will and the Court appointed this person Administrator of the estate... |
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http://www.dallas.net/~mcmanus/backus1.htm
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| | NVTC Chairman John Backus and President Bobbie Kilberg Applaud Governor Mark Warner's Proposal to Allow Northern ... |
| | Our aim is to gain recognition of this region as a global leader in technology by promoting: the development, growth and recognition of member technology businesses; the regional implementation of technology by business, government and education to enhance productivity, effectiveness and competitiveness, and the economic and community development of the region and Commonwealth through technology. | | | (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011017/NVTCLOGO) "The Northern Virginia Technology Council applauds Governor Warner for his leadership in seeking to allow the citizens of Northern Virginia to vote on an issue that is so important to our everyday lives," said John Backus. | | | Terms and conditions, including restrictions on redistribution, apply. |
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http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-05-2002/0001700652&EDATE=
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| | Sound References |
| | Stanley, Douglas, Your Voice: Applied Science of Vocal Art, Pitman Publishing, 1950. | | | The World's Oceans May Be Starting to Warm", Science 268, 9 Jun 1995, p1436 | | | Schelleng, John C., The Violin as a Circuit, J. Acous. |
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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/sound/souref.html
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| | John Backus - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "John Backus" is defined. | | | We found one dictionary with English definitions that includes the word John Backus: |
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http://www.onelook.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/bware/dofind.cgi?word=John+Backus
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| | CNN.com - Transcripts |
| | How much do you think he is hurt by the quotes we all saw this week where he goes at lengths to praise not only President Bush, but key members of his administration. | | | BACKUS: You have to take an interesting look at what John just said. | | | BACKUS: I think you had a bunch of different candidates who did what they needed to do in that debate. |
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http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0309/28/sun.11.html
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| | Coast Guard rescues lost hiker, one of its own |
| | According to Manning, Backus had not told anyone where he was going hiking or when he would be back. | | | He was reported overdue this morning when he failed to show for work. | | | The rescue swimmer just happened to see him moving. |
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http://www.uscg.mil/d17/allnews/news03/04403.htm
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| | John loved the Southern California mountains and San Gabriel was one of his favorites; he could see it from his bedroom window. | | | After the reception we returned to the parking area to end the memorial climb. | | | We returned to the saddle and had a joyful reception in accord with a wish that John expressed to his family. |
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http://angeleschapter.org/hps/archives/hps00877.htm
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| | (John BACKUS - William BACKUS ) |
| | Mary BACKUS (Abt 1679 - 27 MAR 1752) | | | William BACKUS (III) (11 MAY 1660 - 25 JAN 1742) | | | John BACKUS (9 FEB 1661/1662 - 27 MAR 1744) |
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http://www.pa.uky.edu/~shapere/dkbingham/index/ind0121.html
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| | John Backus, Co-Chair Dr. John Noftsinger, Co-Chair Reinvent Capitol Hill Day (March 11, 2003 in Washington, DC) - Need Chair and Committee Future meetings to be rotated at Commonwealth’s Intellectual Resources - Need Hosts (New Business Mr. | | | John Backus, Co-Chair Dr. John Noftsinger, Co-Chair 3:45 PM (Public Comment Period 4:00 PM (Adjournment DIRECTIONS TO THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA From Interstate 95 (from the North or from the South) Take Exit 74C. | | | John Backus, Co-Chair Dr. John Noftsinger, Co-Chair 3:00 PM (Commission Activities and Future Meetings Mr. |
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http://www.cit.org/vrtac/2002/020828agenda0903.doc
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| | Reunion Hall - COTP New York |
| | Capt Jack was COTP Was based on CGB48 Cmdr Boatright in charge Pete Dugan from Lawrence Ma a CPO. | | | Looking for John Phillips or LIpps, anyone seen him since he left for Arizona? |
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http://www.fredsplace.org/reunion/d1/0130.shtml
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| | Backus, R John, CPA - Backus R John CPA - Finance & Professional - Pittsford, NY, 14534-1301 - Citysearch |
| | Sign In · Help · Oct 22 2005 | | | Backus, R John, CPA - Backus R John CPA | | | Backus, R John, CPA - Backus R John CPA - Finance & Professional - Pittsford, NY, 14534-1301 - Citysearch |
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http://rochester.citysearch.com/profile/7774496
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| | The RUBINS Family Web |
| | John Backus and Lydia Chambers had the following children: | | | Hannah Rebecca Backus #65 was born in Erie Co., PA September 5, 1843. | | | Hannah died March 7, 1927 in New Brighton, PA, at 83 years of age. |
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http://www.napanet.net/~jmrubins/d0/i0000074.htm
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