Title:
Oral History of John Backus

Date:
2006-09-05

Interviewer:
Backus, John; interviewee
Booch, Grady; interviewer
Hendrie, Gardner; cameraperson

Abstract:
In this interview, 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.

Keywords:
Backus, John
IBM
Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator (SSEC)
Speedcoding
FORTRAN
Ziller, Irv
IBM 704
ALGOL 58
ALGOL 60
Naur, Peter
Backus-Naur Form (BNF)
Function-level programming language (FP)

Rights:
Computer History Museum

102657970

Title:
Oral History of John Backus

Date:
2006-10-19

Interviewer:
Backus, John; interviewee
Booch, Grady; interviewer
Hendrie, Gardner; cameraperson

Abstract:
In this interview, 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.

Keywords:
Backus, John
IBM
Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator (SSEC)
Speedcoding
FORTRAN
Ziller, Irv
IBM 704
ALGOL 58
ALGOL 60
Naur, Peter
Backus-Naur Form (BNF)
Function-level programming language (FP)

Rights:
Computer History Museum

102657970

Title:
Oral History of John Backus

Date:
2006-09-05

Interviewer:
Backus, John; interviewee
Booch, Grady; interviewer
Hendrie, Gardner; cameraperson

Abstract:
In this interview, 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.

Keywords:
Backus, John
IBM
Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator (SSEC)
Speedcoding
FORTRAN
Ziller, Irv
IBM 704
ALGOL 58
ALGOL 60
Naur, Peter
Backus-Naur Form (BNF)
Function-level programming language (FP)

Rights:
Computer History Museum

102657970