J. Presper Eckert Jr. Biography

J. Presper Eckert Jr. biography

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NAME: J. Presper Eckert Jr.
OCCUPATION: Academic, Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer, Engineer
BIRTH DATE: April 09, 1919
DEATH DATE: June 03, 1995
EDUCATION: Moore School of Electrical Engineering
PLACE OF BIRTH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PLACE OF DEATH: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Full Name: John Adams Presper Eckert Jr.
AKA: J. Presper Eckert Jr.
AKA: J. Eckert Jr.
AKA: John Presper Eckert Jr.

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J. Presper Eckert Jr. was the award-winning co-inventor of the first general purpose digital computer.

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Born on April 9, 1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, J. Presper Eckert Jr. and his professor John W. Mauchly made the first general purpose digital computer, dubbed ENIAC—Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. Prototypes BINAC and UNIVAC I followed as a hardware firm, as well. The recipient of dozens of patents and the 1968 National Medal of Science, Eckert died on June 3, 1995, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.