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J. Presper Eckert

Also Known As John Presper Eckert · John Adam Presper Eckert, Jr.
Computer Systems Organization

American electrical engineer who co-designed ENIAC with John Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School, then co-founded the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation and co-designed UNIVAC I, the first commercial computer built in the United States. He and Mauchly were principals in the Honeywell v. Sperry Rand case, the 1973 US court ruling on priority for the ENIAC patent. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1919 1
Birth Date
1919-04-09 1
Death Year
1995 1
Death Date
1995-06-03 1
Nationality
American 1
Award
Harold Pender Award 2
Award
National Inventors Hall of Fame 2
Award
Harry H. Goode Memorial Award 2
Award
Howard N. Potts Medal 2
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ACM Fellow 2
Award
John Scott Award 2
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Computer Pioneer Award 2
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IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award 2
Award
National Medal of Science 2
Connections

Held Differently

Von Neumann Architecture, Concepts

Why this is disputed. Eckert and Mauchly had essentially finished designing a stored-program computer before discussing the ideas with von Neumann; the architecture's naming credits him alone despite this.

Source Wikipedia: Von Neumann architecture

In Field

Computer Architecture, Fields
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Invented

BINAC, Systems

J. Presper Eckert designed BINAC as the first product of the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation.

Source Wikipedia: J. Presper Eckert
EDVAC, Systems

J. Presper Eckert co-designed EDVAC at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering as the stored-program successor to ENIAC.

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ENIAC, Systems
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UNIVAC I, Systems

John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert, ENIAC's designers, founded the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation and went on to design UNIVAC I, the first commercially produced computer in the United States.

Source Wikipedia: J. Presper Eckert
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J. Presper Eckert

Also in Business Atlas: the same subject.

Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: J. Presper Eckert
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  • Introduction
    With John Mauchly, he designed the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (ENIAC)
  • Lead section
    John Adam Presper "Pres" Eckert Jr. (April 9, 1919 - June 3, 1995) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
  • Invented: UNIVAC I
  • In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead paragraph
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2. Wikidata: J. Presper Eckert
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Wikipedia: Von Neumann architecture
WikipediaAssociated With: Von Neumann Architecture, History section
Quote, Associated With: Von Neumann Architecture, History section
Eckert and Mauchly had essentially finished designing a stored program computer before discussing the ideas with von Neumann
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