An activist against the slave trade: Who is Granville Sharp?

An activist against the slave trade: Who is Granville Sharp?

What is the Zong Massacre: Granville Sharp was born in Durham on November 10, 1735. He was one of eight children and his father was a clergyman. Alongside his campaign for the abolition of slavery, Sharp also carried other radical political views, supporting parliamentary reform and better wages for workers.

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.