J. Presper Eckert

9 April 1919 – 3 June 1995

John Presper Eckert Jr. was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer who, with John Mauchly, co-designed ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer. The pair went on to build the UNIVAC I and found one of the first commercial computer companies.

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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9 April 1919

J. Presper Eckert was born in Philadelphia.

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Studied electrical engineering at the Moore School
1937 – 1941

Eckert studied at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering.

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Co-designed ENIAC
1943 – 1946

Eckert served as chief engineer for ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, built with John Mauchly.

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Founded the Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
1946

Eckert and Mauchly founded one of the first commercial computer companies.

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Completed the UNIVAC I
1951

Eckert and Mauchly delivered the UNIVAC I, one of the first commercially produced computers.

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Became an executive at Sperry Rand
1955

After his company was acquired, Eckert continued as an engineer and executive within Sperry Rand.

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Awarded the National Medal of Science
1969

Eckert received the National Medal of Science for his contributions to computing.

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Died in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
3 June 1995

Eckert died of complications from leukemia.

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