Eckert

American  

[ek-ert] / ˈɛk ərt /

noun

1. John Presper 1919–95, U.S. engineer and computer pioneer.

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Eckert British  

/ ˈɛkət /

noun

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

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Eckert Scientific  

/ ĕk′ərt /

1. 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.

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Eckert

Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association for his role in the Spygate scandal.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

In June, Southampton owner Dragan Solak told BBC Sport he would not sack Eckert, despite the "mistake" of the head coach, and argued the club had already been punished enough.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Had the staff member gone days earlier, as Eckert had originally asked, they would have escaped sanction on a technicality.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Indeed, the Southampton scandal is not the first spying case in which teams Eckert has worked for have been accused, though the level of his involvement in those previous incidents is unclear.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Eckert, 36, a dairyman from Harmony Farms, won this year’s Sharpshooter’s trophy as best marksman.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli