Eckert

[ek-ert]

noun

John Pres·per [pres-per] /ˈprɛs pər/, 1919–95, U.S. engineer and computer pioneer.

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Contemporary Examples of eckert

At the end, the officers concluded that no drugs were present, and Eckert was sent home.
Dog Orders Cavity Search; Lawsuits Ensue
Abby Haglage
November 14, 2013

Historical Examples of eckert

Eckert received us heartily—a pleasant-spoken, gentle-mannered creature.
Roughing It
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Major Eckert says that Mr. Lincoln told him he had heard this story.
The Lincoln Story Book
Henry L. Williams
"That's what I call a persevering woman," said Eckert, solemnly.
The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure
Rex Beach
“Oh, sure,” said Eckert, but he did not follow Schirr into the adjoining room.
Ghost Beyond the Gate
Mildred A. Wirt
“Much obliged to you for opening the safe, Mr. Eckert,” he said coolly.
Penny Nichols and the Mystery of the Lost Key
Joan Clark

British Dictionary definitions for eckert

Eckert

noun

John Presper. 1919–95, US electronics engineer: built the first electronic computer with John W. Mauchly in 1946

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Eckert

[ĕk′ərt]John Presper 1919-1995

American engineer who contributed to the development of ENIAC (Electronic Numeral Integrator and Calculator), the first electronic computer (1946). He later helped develop one of the first computers to be sold commercially.