Day in Tech History

September 20, 1954: FORTRAN Code Run for First Time


Listen Later

<img width="469" height="600" data-tf-not-load src="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fortran1.jpeg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Fortran" decoding="async" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fortran1.jpeg 469w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fortran1-234x300.jpeg 234w" sizes="(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px" />

<img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-22221 " data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/09/fortran1-234x300.jpeg" alt="Fortran" width="164" height="210" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fortran1-234x300.jpeg 234w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fortran1.jpeg 469w" sizes="(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px" />Fortran

1954 – Fortran is a blend from the IBM Mathematical Formula Translating System that started as the assembly language for the IBM 704. A general-purpose, procedural programming language that is suited to numeric computation and scientific computing.

This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for September 20

Subscribe to the Day in Tech History
Subscribe to Day In Tech History:
RSS Feed - iTunes - Android - Spotify - iHeartRadio
Facebook
RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial
- Join me on Patreon and support Day in Tech History

  • Purple Codes broken
  • Red Hat 2.0 released
  • Large Hadron Collider to shut down
  • ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Day in Tech HistoryBy Jeffrey Powers

    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6

    4.6

    5 ratings


    More shows like Day in Tech History

    View all
    New Media Show (Video) by Rob Greenlee

    New Media Show (Video)

    17 Listeners

    Mike Tech Show Podcast by

    Mike Tech Show Podcast

    32 Listeners

    The Gadget Professor (Video) by Don Baine

    The Gadget Professor (Video)

    11 Listeners

    Geek News Central Podcast by Todd Cochrane

    Geek News Central Podcast

    141 Listeners

    Software Process and Measurement Cast by Thomas M. Cagley Jr

    Software Process and Measurement Cast

    19 Listeners

    New Media Show (Audio) by Rob Greenlee

    New Media Show (Audio)

    26 Listeners

    Podcast Insider by Mike Dell, MacKenzie Bennett, Dave Clements

    Podcast Insider

    19 Listeners

    Mike Tech Show Podcast by

    Mike Tech Show Podcast

    54 Listeners

    Tech Podcast Network by Tech Podcast Network

    Tech Podcast Network

    0 Listeners