Born
1919
Died
1995
Nationality
American
Events involving J. Presper Eckert (5)
1946
ID: 4254
EMCC receives contract from U.S. Census Bureau for UNIVAC I - first computer designed for business use
ID: 4254
1946
ID: 4252
February 1946
Eckert and Mauchly complete ENIAC at University of Pennsylvania - first general-purpose electronic digital computer
ID: 4252
1946
ID: 4253
December 1946
Eckert and Mauchly leave University of Pennsylvania to found Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (EMCC) to build UNIVAC
ID: 4253
1948
ID: 4255
Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation faces severe financial difficulties - seeks buyer to continue UNIVAC development
ID: 4255
1950
ID: 4256
February 1950
Remington Rand acquires Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation for $437,500 plus stock - gains UNIVAC technology and contracts
ID: 4256