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J. Presper Eckert

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John Adam Presper Eckert Jr. (April 9, 1919 to June 3, 1995) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With John Mauchly he designed the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, ENIAC, presented the first course in computing topics, the Moore School Lectures, founded the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, and designed the first commercial computer in the United States, the UNIVAC, which incorporated Eckert's invention of the mercury delay-line memory.

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Birth Year
1919 1
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Entrepreneurship, Practice Disciplines
Source Wikipedia: J. Presper Eckert
Information Technology Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia: J. Presper Eckert

Companies Founded

Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, Companies and Brands
Source Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Wikipedia)
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J. Presper Eckert

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J. Presper Eckert

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Nationality

United States

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1. Wikipedia: J. Presper Eckert
  • Lead: birth-year
    (April 9, 1919, June 3, 1995) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
  • Associated With: Information Technology Industry, Lead: associated industry
    (the Moore School Lectures), founded the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, and designed the first commercial computer in the U.S., the UNIVAC, which incorporated Eckert's invention of the mercury delay-line memory.
  • Associated With: Entrepreneurship, Article body: entrepreneurship
    == Entrepreneurship ==
  • In Group: Company Founders and Co-founders, Lead section
    With John Mauchly, he designed the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (ENIAC), presented the first course in computing topics (the Moore School Lectures), founded the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, and designed the first commercial computer in the U.S., the UNIVAC, which incorporated Eckert's
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Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Wikipedia)
Companies Founded: Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, Infobox: founders
Quote, Companies Founded: Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, Infobox: founders
J. Presper Eckert, John Mauchly
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