Eckert, John Presper Pioneers History

Eckert, John Presper Pioneers History

John Presper Eckert (1919-1995), an electrical engineer, worked with John W. Mauchly (1907-1980). They built the ENIAC (1941-1945), viewed by many as the first electronic digital computer. Mauchly designed the system. Eckert built the electronic circuits. Then, they started the Electronic Control Company, which built the Binary Automatic Computer (BINAC), the first business computer to store data on magnetic tape, instead of punch cards. Then, Electronic Control Company became the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corp., which built the Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC 1). In 1950, the firm had financial trouble and was acquired by Remington Rand Corp.

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A Lost Interview with ENIAC Co-inventor J. Presper Eckert - Recently discovered, released on 60th anniversary of first ENIAC demonstration. Eckert explodes some myths, explains why he may have been "uniquely prepared" for the historic project. [Computerworld]
Interview with J. Presper Eckert - Long, in-depth, technical, on ENIAC, includes thought process behind design. Transcript of video interview by David Allison, for National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Wikipedia: J. Presper Eckert - Growing biography, with links to related topics.
J. Presper Eckert - Brief biography with monochrome photo. [IEEE Virtual Museum]

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