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by William Atkins
What is the ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter? The answer: Eskimo Pi.
U.S. computer scientist and FORTRAN developer John W. Backus dead at 82 by William Atkins
John Warner Backus, born December 3, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, March 17, 2007, at his home in Ashland, Oregon. All computer users and the public in general owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Backus’ efforts that paved the way to our modern computing systems.
What is the ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter? The answer: Eskimo Pi.
U.S. computer scientist and FORTRAN developer John W. Backus dead at 82 by William Atkins
John Warner Backus, born December 3, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, March 17, 2007, at his home in Ashland, Oregon. All computer users and the public in general owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Backus’ efforts that paved the way to our modern computing systems.
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