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- John William Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert are the scientists credited with the invention of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), the first general-purpose electronic digital computer completed in 1946.
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John William Mauchly (/ ˈ m ɔː k l i / MAWK-lee; August 30, 1907 – January 8, 1980) was an American physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, as well as EDVAC, BINAC and UNIVAC I, the first commercial computer made in the United States.
John William Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert are the scientists credited with the invention of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), the first general-purpose electronic digital computer completed in 1946. Mauchly was born August 30, 1907 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
John Mauchly (born August 30, 1907, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—died January 8, 1980, Ambler, Pennsylvania) was an American physicist and engineer, co-inventor in 1946, with John P. Eckert, of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), the first general-purpose electronic computer.
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J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly. The Universal Automatic Computer or UNIVAC was a computer milestone achieved by Dr. Presper Eckert and Dr. John Mauchly, the team that invented the ENIAC computer.
J. Presper Eckert, American engineer and coinventor with John Mauchly of the first general-purpose electronic computer,the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), a digital machine that was the prototype for most computers in use today. Learn more about Eckert’s life.
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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.
Apr 3, 2017 · Electrical engineer John Mauchly is best known for co-inventing, alongside John Presper Eckert, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, known as ENIAC. The team later co-invented the first commercial (for sale to consumers) digital electronic computer, called the UNIVAC.
