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John William Mauchly
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born:
August 30, 1907
died:
January 8, 1980
John William Mauchly, the child of a physicist, was interested in
electronic engineering
. He looked for ways to develop
electrical circuits
for computation and succeeded. Mauchly is best known for creating the
ENIAC
, the first all-electronic digital computer, in collaboration with
J. Presper Eckart
. The
E
lectronic
I
ntegrator
a
nd
C
omputer was the most complex computer of its time. In his life he received the
Harry M Goode Memorial Award
,
Philadelphia Award
, the
Emanual R Pione Award
, the
Potts Medal
, and the
Scott Medal
.
Timeline
1907
- born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1925
- awarded a
scholarship
to study engineering at John Hopkins university in
Baltimore, Maryland
1932
- awarded his
doctorate in Physics
1940
- was teaching at Ursinus College near
Philadelphia
, PA
1941
- accepted a position at the
Moore School of Electrical Engeneering
at the University of Pennsylavnia
1946
- finished the
ENIAC
in February
1946
- left the Moore School in October
1950
- Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation acquired by the Remington Rand Corporation
1959
- created Mauchly Associates and became the president of the company
1965
- became chairman of the board of Mauchly Associates
1966
- received the Harry M Goode Memorial Award
1968
- became the president of Dynatrend Inc.
1970
- became president of Marketrend Inc.
1980
- died in Ambler, Pennsylvania
Sources
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Mauchly.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mauchly
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