John Backus American physicist
John Backus is a 77 years old American physicist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John Backus was born on April 29, 1911 (died on October 28, 1988, he was 77 years old) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
About
No, he died on 10/28/1988, 36 years ago. He was 77 years old when he died. He died in Ashland
Awards (11)
Awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , awarded IBM Fellow , awarded Computer History Museum fellow , awarded Turing Award in 1976 , awarded W. Wallace McDowell Award in 1966 ,
Education
He graduated from Columbia University and University Of Virginia
What was John's zodiac sign?John Backus zodiac sign was taurus.
Other facts about John Backus
| Employer | IBM |
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| Field of work | Computer Science |
| Military branch | United States Army |
| Member of | National Academy Of Sciences |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Place of death | Ashland |
| Notable work | Speedcoding |
| Erdős number | 5 |
| Archives at | Computer History Museum |
| Streaming media URL | Http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102657954 |
| Given name | John |
| Conflict | World War II |
| Date of death | 2007-03-17T00:00:00Z |
| Family name | Backus. Show people with the surname Backus |
