# Canonical recap data for FORTRAN Programming Language Released (1957)
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slug: fortran-release
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1957/fortran-release"
title: FORTRAN Programming Language Released
subtitle: IBM's FORTRAN was the first widely-used high-level programming language, enabling scientific computing and establishing the foundation of modern software engineering.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1957-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1957
decade: 1950
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: Fortran is a third-generation, compiled, imperative programming language designed for numeric computation and scientific computing.
summaryLong: Fortran is a third-generation, compiled, imperative programming language designed for numeric computation and scientific computing.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Iannis_Xenakis_Fortran_Program.jpg/1280px-Iannis_Xenakis_Fortran_Program.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Catlemur · via Wikipedia
importance: 77
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran"
  title: Fortran programming language
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: Fortran is a third-generation, compiled, imperative programming language designed for numeric computation and scientific computing.
wikidataQid: Q83303
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-29
  label: Fortran programming language
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