Eckert

[ ek-ert ]

/ ˈɛk ərt /

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noun

John Pres·per

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

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Words nearby Eckert

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How to use Eckert in a sentence

Everybody had been so eager for this parade, said Eckert, 35.
At a Christmas parade, ‘Comfort and Joy’ turns to carnage and fear: ‘There were bodies all over the street’|Marc Fisher, Kim Bellware, Joanna Slater, Mark Guarino|November 23, 2021|Washington Post
Eckert and his colleagues were able to gather a wealth of historical documents that referenced 734 avalanches that took place between 1783 and 2013.
Climate change could mean fewer avalanches|Kate Baggaley|October 25, 2021|Popular-Science
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|DAILY BEAST
Caleb Eckert peered at her sharply as if trying to make up his mind if she were speaking the truth.
Penny Nichols and the Mystery of the Lost Key|Joan Clark

Meyer and Eckert carefully purified coffee oil and saponified it with Li2O in alcohol.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
One day Eckert called me into his office and made inquiries about money matters.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
It was in the evening, and we went in by the servants' entrance, as Eckert probably feared that he was watched.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
So the next morning Eckert came over with Jay Gould and introduced him to me.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin

British Dictionary definitions for Eckert

Eckert

/ (ˈɛkət) /

noun

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

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Scientific definitions for Eckert

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.