J. Presper Eckert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. Presper Eckert

American electrical engineer and computer pioneer

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1919

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 03-Jun-1995

Profession: engineer, computer scientist, physicist, inventor, electrical engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Adam Presper "Pres" Eckert Jr.
(April 9, 1919 – June 3, 1995) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
With John Mauchly, he designed the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (ENIAC), presented the first course in computing topics (the Moore School Lectures), founded the Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation, and designed the first commercial computer in the U.S., the UNIVAC, which incorporated Eckert's invention of the mercury delay line memory.