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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Example Sentences

“When we’re touring a space, one of the first items they bring up is, ‘Where can I build a studio?’” said Blake Eckert, who leases CIM offices in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Eckert said that, as an example, one part was redesigned using a supplier’s input to reduce the cost by 25%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

In a statement, the club said Ruben Martinez, Clement Lemaitre and Carl Martin had also left their positions at the club, while men's under-21 head coach Tonda Eckert will take over on an interim basis.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

In 2020, in honor of his data center work, Barroso received the Eckert-Mauchly Award, named for John Presper Eckert and John William Mauchly, who built one of the world’s first computers in the 1940s.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

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

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli