The year 1957 is significant in computing history for a few key reasons: 1. **Fortran**: One of the most crucial developments of 1957 was the introduction of Fortran (short for "Formula Translation"), one of the first high-level programming languages. Developed by IBM for scientific and engineering calculations, Fortran greatly simplified programming and made it more accessible to scientists and engineers who were not necessarily trained in computer science.
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