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Born in Pennsylvania
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Master of Arts in Mathematics - Columbia University
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Joined IBM
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Lead a team to create FORTRAN
A programming language that combines English and mathematical symbols. -
Worked on ALGOL 58
An early programming language -
Backus Normal
Assisted in the development of a standard syntax form -
FP coding style
Assisted in the creation of the functional approach to programming -
W. W. McDowell Award
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National Medal of Science
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ACM Turing Award
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Made a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences -
Honorary Degree
Awarded a degree from Université Henri Poincaré -
Retired from IBM
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Charles Stark Draper Prize
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Died
