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Biography of John W. Backus
3. Dec 1924 – 17. Mar 2007(82 years)Died in:Ashland, Jackson County
American computer scientist
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San Francisco Columbarium
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John Backus (* 3. December 1924 in Philadelphia; † 17. March 2007 in Ashland) was an american computer scientist. He was 82 years old. His education included Columbia University, University of Virginia and The Hill School. He received 10 awards, including IBM Fellow, Turing Award. He was buried at San Francisco Columbarium.
Life Events
16 Events1924
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
1942
University of Virginia
until 1943
1943
United States Army
until 1945
1946
Columbia University
master's degree · until 1950
1950
IBM
until 1991
1963
IBM Fellow
1967
W. Wallace McDowell Award
1975
National Medal of Science
1977
Turing Award
1983
Harold Pender Award
1984
IRI Achievement Award
1985
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1993
Charles Stark Draper Prize
1997
Computer History Museum Fellow
2004
Programming Languages Achievement Award
2007