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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
John Eckert transferred to Penn's Moore School of Electrical Engineering. -
Light Modulating Methods and Apparatus
Eckert applied for his first patent, Light Modulating Methods and Apparatus. -
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
John Presper married Hester Caldwell, and had two sons. Isaacson, Walter. The Innovators. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2014. Print. -
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
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
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
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
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 ran more calculations than any manykind has ever had. -
Eckert receives at least 85 patents
Eckert receives about 85 patents, mostly for his electronic inventions. -
Eckert was awarded the National Medal of Science
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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
Isaacson, Walter. The Innovators. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2014. Print. -
Eckert was inducted to the National Inventors of Hall of Fame
