I wonder exactly why that is, though. I imagine it has more to do with historical use of Fortran in those fields than anything that Fortran specifically has to offer. There's no real reason to switch to another language, I suppose, except that you're limiting yourself to a much smaller pool of talent. Maybe learning Fortran "proves" one is passionate enough about one of these fields? Or requiring Fortran keeps out hordes of undisciplined JavaScript developers.
EDIT: Wow, I didn't expect so many informative and reasonable replies. Kinda makes me want to check out Fortran. Thanks y'all!
EDIT: Wow, I didn't expect so many informative and reasonable replies. Kinda makes me want to check out Fortran. Thanks y'all!