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Eckert initially enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School to study business at the encouragement of his parents, but in 1937 transferred to Penn's Moore School of Electrical Engineering.
John Adam Presper “Pres” Eckert, Jr. (9 April 1919–3 June 1995) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer. With John Mauchly he invented the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (ENIAC), presented the first course in computing topics (the Moore School Lectures), founded the first commercial computer company ...
- Univac Computer
- Univac Specs
- Competition with IBM
The research for the project proceeded badly, and it was not until 1948 that the actual design and contract was finalized. The Census Bureau's ceiling for the project was $400,000. J Presper Eckert and John Mauchly were prepared to absorb any overrun in costs in hopes of recouping from future service contracts, but the economics of the situation br...
The UNIVAC had an add time of 120 microseconds, multiply time of 1,800 microseconds and a divide time of 3,600 microseconds.Input consisted of magnetic tape with a speed of 12,800 characters per second with a read-in speed of 100 inches per second, records at 20 characters per inch, records at 50 characters per inch, ca...Output media/speed was magnetic tape/12,800 characters per second, uniprinter/10-11 characters per second, high-speed printer/600 lines per minute, tape to card converter/120 cards per minute, Rad...John Presper Eckert and John Mauchly's UNIVAC was a direct competitor with IBM's computing equipment for the business market. The speed with which UNIVAC's magnetic tape could input data was faster than IBM's punch cardtechnology, but it was not until the presidential election of 1952 that the public accepted the UNIVAC's abilities. In a publicity ...
- Mary Bellis
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
J. (John) Presper Eckert. Born April 9, 1919, Philadelphia, with John Mauchly, the inventor of the ENIAC, created the EDVAC, BINAC, and Univac computers. Education: BS, Moore School, University of Pennsylvania, 1941; MS, Moore School, University of Pennsylvania, 1943. Professional Experience: Chief Engineer, ENIAC Project, Moore School ...
Jun 3, 1995 · J Presper Eckert Jr. was an American computer pioneer. With John Mauchly he invented ENIAC: the first general-purpose electronic digital computer. View two larger pictures. Biography. J Presper Eckert Jr attended the William Penn Carter School in Germanstown.
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An inveterate electronics tinkerer, Philadelphia native J. Presper Eckert had worked for TV pioneer Philo Farnsworth while still in high school. Eckert became ENIAC’s chief engineer on his 24th birthday.
