Backus history

Backus and Johnston, a company started in 1889 by American engineers Jacob Backus and J. Howard Johnston, with the first customized smelter in the copper center of Casapalca, Peru.

The Benjamin Harrison administrationThe Sherman Antitrust ActThe silver issueThe McKinley tariffThe agrarian revoltThe PopulistsThe election of 1892

company first organized 1899 as Backus Safety Check Hook Manufacturing Company photo credit: Backus / Pierotti Collection

Backus Introduced McKean County Miner Aril 12, 1900 The Backus book will be introduced to prominent hotel men in Chicago and St Louis this week.

The Backus Corporation was founded in 1906 by Robert W. Hilton, John M. Hilton, and J.C. Backus directors and the ownership was equal.

The Corporation purpose was the manufacturing of Hat & Coat Locks and other novelties.1908: The company expanded its machinery, building, and business was good.

Born December 3, 1924, Philadelphia, Pa.; leader of the IBM team that created the programming language Fortran; inventor of the metalanguage BNF, known variously as Backus-Normal or Backus-Naur Form; currently Proponent of improved methods of programming such as the functional approach.

World War IIThe road to warThe United States at warWar productionFinancing the warSocial consequences of the warThe 1944 electionThe new United States role in world affairs

The peak Cold War years, 1945–60The Truman Doctrine and containmentPostwar domestic reorganizationThe Red ScareThe Korean WarPeace, growth, and prosperityEisenhower’s second termDomestic issuesWorld affairsAn assessment of the postwar era

Programmer's Reference Manual, The Fortran Automatic Coding System for the IBM 704 EDPM, IBM Corporation, New York, 1956.

He was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

Had 8 children: Marion, Winifred, Bertrum, Edith, Zoie, Mildred, Florence, Jean, died 1961 in Horseheads, New York.