Eckert
[ek-ert]
- John Pres·per [pres-per] /ˈprɛs pər/, 1919–95, U.S. engineer and computer pioneer.
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At the end, the officers concluded that no drugs were present, and Eckert was sent home.
Historical Examples
Eckert received us heartily—a pleasant-spoken, gentle-mannered creature.
Roughing ItMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Major Eckert says that Mr. Lincoln told him he had heard this story.
The Lincoln Story BookHenry L. Williams
"That's what I call a persevering woman," said Eckert, solemnly.
“Oh, sure,” said Eckert, but he did not follow Schirr into the adjoining room.
Ghost Beyond the GateMildred A. Wirt
“Much obliged to you for opening the safe, Mr. Eckert,” he said coolly.
Eckert
- 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]
- 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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