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John Presper Eckert

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  • Birth of John Presper Eckert

    Birth of John Presper Eckert

    John Presper Eckert was born on April 9, 1919. He was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Isaacson, Walter. The Innovators. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2014. Print.
  • Eckert attend Moore School of Electrical Engineering

    Eckert attend Moore School of Electrical Engineering

    John Eckert transferred to Penn's Moore School of Electrical Engineering.
  • Light Modulating Methods and Apparatus

    Light Modulating Methods and Apparatus

    Eckert applied for his first patent, Light Modulating Methods and Apparatus.
  • Meeting for the invertion of ENIAC

    Meeting for the invertion of ENIAC

    Idea of Electrical Numerical Integrator and Computer was brought up in a meeting with Eckert's partner, Mauchly. University of Pennsylvania. “John W. Mauchly and the Development of the ENIAC Computer.” Penn Library Exhibition, 2 August 2012. Web. 9 Feb. 2016.
  • Eckert married Hester Caldwell

    Eckert married Hester Caldwell

    John Presper married Hester Caldwell, and had two sons. Isaacson, Walter. The Innovators. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2014. Print.
  • Completion of the ENIAC

    Completion of the ENIAC

    The ENIAC was finally completed. University of Pennsylvania. “John W. Mauchly and the Development of the ENIAC Computer.” Penn Library Exhibition, 2 August 2012. Web. 9 Feb. 2016.
  • Patent rights to the ENIAC

    Patent rights to the ENIAC

    Eckert and Mauchly kept patent rights to the ENIAC, but also agreed with the university that they will license it to the government and to non-profit organization.
  • BINAC becomes the new ENIAC

    BINAC becomes the new ENIAC

    Eckert and Mauchly join and start a company together. Soon enough, they created another program, called BINAC, that advanced the ENIAC.
  • The company goes downhill from financial trouble

    The company goes downhill from financial trouble

    On the same year that the BINAC was invented, the company that Eckert and Mauchly ran together, ran into difficulties for financial reasons. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. Web. 7 Feb. 2016.
  • UNIVAC was invented by Eckert and Mauchly

    UNIVAC was invented by Eckert and Mauchly

    Even with financial troubles that the company went through, Eckert and Mauchly never stopped inventing programs. UNIVAC was invented.
  • ENIAC is known as the most efficient for calculations

    ENIAC is known as the most efficient for calculations

    ENIAC ran more calculations than any manykind has ever had.
  • Eckert receives at least 85 patents

    Eckert receives at least 85 patents

    Eckert receives about 85 patents, mostly for his electronic inventions.
  • Eckert was awarded the National Medal of Science

    Eckert was awarded the National Medal of Science

  • Eckert retires

    Eckert retires

    Eckert retires from the company, but still remained as a consultant. Haigh, Thomas. ENIAC in Action: Making and Remaking the Modern Computer. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. Web. 9 Feb. 2016.
  • John Presper Eckert dies from cancer

    John Presper Eckert dies from cancer

    Isaacson, Walter. The Innovators. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2014. Print.
  • Eckert was inducted to the National Inventors of Hall of Fame

    Eckert was inducted to the National Inventors of Hall of Fame