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In 1954, the field of
computer science
was still in its infancy, but several significant developments marked that
year
, particularly in the realm of
programming languages
and hardware.
1
. **
Fortran
Development**: One of the most notable introductions in 1954 was the development of
Fortran
(short for "
Formula
Translation
"),
a
high-level
programming language
designed for scientific and
engineering
calculations
.
Fortran
was created by
a
team at
IBM
led by
John Backus
.
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