Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
computer scientist
|
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Columbia_University
|
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
Turing Award |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1924-12-03
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
creation of the first widely used high-level programming language
advancement of programming language design development of functional programming languages |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
2007-03-17
|
| gptkbp:employees |
gptkb:IBM
|
| gptkbp:field |
computer science
computer programming |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
John Backus
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
programming languages
software engineering |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Fortran
Backus-Naur Form |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|