FORTRAN was created around 1957 to help scientists, engineers, and
mathematicians write programs that describe complex situations, like nuclear
power plant monitoring, nuclear explosions, and space flight. This is still a
widely used language. It was the first successful high-level program. Newer
versions have been released. FORTRAN 95 was released in Dec. 1997.
(Jan's Computer Basics - http://www.jegsworks.com/)
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