Fortran is a third-generation, compiled, imperative programming language designed for numeric computation and scientific computing.
John Backus (1924–2007) proposed the FORTRAN project in December 1953 and received the A.M. Turing Award in 1977.
The Fortran Automatic Coding System for the IBM 704 (October 15, 1956), the first programmer's reference manual for Fortran
FORTRAN code on a punched card, showing the specialized uses of columns 1–5, 6 and 73–80
A pad of FORTRAN coding forms, used by programmers to prepare programs for punching onto cards by keypunch operators
The IBM 1620 was a model of scientific minicomputer produced by IBM. It was announced on October 21, 1959, and was then marketed as an inexpensive scientific computer. After a total production of abou
IBM 1620 Model I, Level H
IBM 1620 data processing machine with IBM 1627 plotter, on display at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair