Random conversation in Matt McGrath’s office a couple years ago after reading Nick Chrisman’s book we all knew

Hal Shelton and the Jeppeson Map Co. team up to produce the Jeppeson Natural-Color Map Series

• Hal Shelton and the Jeppeson Map Co. team up to produce the Jeppeson Natural-Color Map Series

• Jeppesen paid Shelton by the square inch for painting the natural-color base maps
• Large quantities of geographic info (land cover, vegatation, topolography, geology, and climate) went into making natural-color maps
• Maps received worldwide acclaim

John Backus (IBM) submits a proposal to develop a better alternative to assembly language for programming the IBM 704

• John Backus (IBM) submits a proposal to develop a better alternative to assembly language for programming the IBM 704

• A draft spec for The IBM Mathematical Formula Translating System (FORTRAN) was completed by 1954; the first compiler delivered in 1957