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J. Presper Eckert was born on April 9, 1919
When was he born?
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He went to William Pen Charter School.
Where did he go to school as a child?
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He helped invent ENIAC
What did he do?
100
He died in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania.
Where did he die?
100
UNIVAC was the first computer that people could buy in the United States.
What was so significant about UNIVAC?
200
He died on June 3, 1995.
When did he die?
200
Eckert was educated at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
What University did he go to?
200
ENIAC’s real name is Electrical, Numerical, Integrator, and Computer.
What does ENIAC stand for?
200
He died of leukemia.
What did he die of?
200
UNIVAC was built during WW2 .
When was UNIVAC built?
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He was an American physicist and an engineer.
What was he?
300
He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in the year of 1967.
Was he in a high position at that University?
300
He used to call the ENIAC the maniac when it would not work right.
Did he have any nicknames for ENIAC?
300
John Mauchly helped him invent ENIAC.
Who helped him develop ENIAC?
300
Jon Mauchly and J Presper Eckert met in 1942.
When did Mauchly and Eckert meet?
400
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Where was he born?
400
He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1969.
Did he receive any metals?
400
He also created BINAC.
Did he create anything other than ENIAC?
400
In 1946, he made a contract to build a digital computer.
When did he make a contract to develop ENIAC?
400
ENIAC was 1,000 times faster than the processors that came before it.
What was significant about ENIAC?
500
His father was a millionaire who inspired him to make ENIAC.
Who inspired him to develop ENIAC?
500
He became chief engineer at The Moore School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1944-1946.
Did he become a chief engineer?
500
BINAC stored information on a magnetic tape.
What did BINAC store memory on?
500
EDVAC was smaller, faster, and more reliable than ENIAC.
What was the difference between EDVAC and ENIAC?
500
They both attended the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
Did Eckert and Mauchly have anything in common?