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Mauchly, John
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The co-inventor with Presper Eckert of the first
electronic computer, the ENIAC
(Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator). In 1935, he was a physics
professor at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania. From 1968 until his death,
Mauchly was president of Dynatrend Inc., a company he created. He was also
president of Marketrend Inc. from 1970 until his death. He received many awards
for his pioneering work in computing, including the Emanual R. Pione Award, the
Harry M. Goode Memorial Award, the Philadelphia Award, the Potts Medal, and the
Scott Medal. Mauchly was elected a member for life of the Franklin Institute,
the National Academy of Engineering, and the Society for the Advancement of
Management. In his later years, Mauchly received advanced honorary degrees from
the University of Pennsylvania and Ursinus College.
See Also: Antonelli, Kay McNulty Mauchly; Computer.
OÂ’Connor, J. and Robertson, E. John William Mauchly. [Online, October, 2003.]
University of St. AndrewÂ’s Scotland Website. Department of Computer Science
Website. http://www.gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Mauchly.html.
Webster's New World Hacker Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Bernadette Schell and Clemens Martin.
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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