Eckert
John Pres·per [pres-per], /ˈprɛs pər/, 1919–95, U.S. engineer and computer pioneer.
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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 PostEckert, walking backward at the head of her group, taking pictures, had just made sure that “Sleigh Ride” was cued up for the dance.
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Slater, Mark Guarino | November 23, 2021 | Washington PostEckert and his colleagues were able to gather a wealth of historical documents that referenced 734 avalanches that took place between 1783 and 2013.
At the end, the officers concluded that no drugs were present, and Eckert was sent home.
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. UkersOne day Eckert called me into his office and made inquiries about money matters.
Edison, His Life and Inventions | Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford MartinIt 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 MartinSo 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
/ (ˈɛkət) /
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
[ ĕk′ərt ]
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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