If Fortran is still the fastest language, and it was made in the 1950s, what have computer scientists been doing since then?

Answer 1

Fortran has been evolving since the 1950's. They've added character strings, and recursive functions. The new Fortran 90 has all these functions. I still think Fortran is the best language for heavy math number crunching, such as matrix multiplication and vector analysis. Yes, it is fast at this.