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John Adam Presper "Pres" Eckert Jr. (April 9, 1919 – June 3, 1995) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
May 30, 2024 · J. Presper Eckert (born April 9, 1919, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died June 3, 1995, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) was an American engineer and co-inventor of the first general-purpose electronic computer, a digital machine that was the prototype for most computers in use today.
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Learn about the life and achievements of J. Presper Eckert, one of the inventors of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, ENIAC. Find out how he also founded the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation and designed the UNIVAC.
Learn about the inventors of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, ENIAC, and their subsequent projects, BINAC and UNIVAC. Discover their backgrounds, challenges, achievements and honors in computing and telecommunications.
Jun 7, 1995 · John Presper Eckert, co-inventor of the mammoth Eniac computer in 1945, believed by many computer experts and historians to be the first electronic digital computer, died on Saturday in...
ENIAC, the first programmable general-purpose electronic digital computer, built during World War II by the United States and completed in 1946. The project was led by John Mauchly, J. Presper Eckert, Jr., and their colleagues. ENIAC was the most powerful calculating device built to that time.
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May 29, 2018 · Electrical engineer J. Presper Eckert (1919-1995) invented the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, the ENIAC, with John William Mauchly. Further collaboration between the two engineers led to the development of the first commercial digital electronic computer, UNIVAC.
