Free Manchester event celebrates 70-year-old computer language

A free half-day session on Fortran, an early computer language still used in climate science, takes place 1 December 2026 at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum. Run by the Institute of Computing for Climate Science from 14:30-18:15, it features keynote by Damian Rouson of Lawrence Berkeley, plus drinks and a Manchester Baby demonstration. Register by 9 November; Zoom option available.