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Nature 446, 998 (26 April 2007) | doi:10.1038/446998a; Published online 25 April 2007
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Obituary: John Backus (1924–2007)
Martin Campbell-Kelly1
John Backus, who died on 17 March, was a pioneer in the early development of computer programming languages, and was subsequently a leading researcher in so-called functional programming. He spent his entire career with IBM.
- Martin Campbell-Kelly is in the Department of Computer Science, Warwick University, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
Email: m.campbell-kelly@warwick.ac.uk
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