Inventor of Fortran: Who is John Backus?

Inventor of Fortran: Who is John Backus?

John Backus is an American computer scientist and the inventor of Fortran, which is recorded as the first high-level programming language. He first studied chemistry, then medicine, and then engineering.

Rock star of architecture: Who is Odile Decq?

Rock star of architecture: Who is Odile Decq?

In the 1970s Odile Decq first entered the architecture school of the École Régionale d'Architecture de Rennes. In her first year, the school principal told him: You will never be an architect because you don't have the right spirit. Decq also says: My rebellious appearance made me noticed as an architect.