Eckert

American  

[ek-ert] / ˈɛk ərt /

noun

1. John Presper 1919–95, U.S. engineer and computer pioneer.

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Eckert British  

/ ˈɛkət /

noun

1. John Presper. 1919–95, US electronics engineer: built the first electronic computer with John W. Mauchly in 1946

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Eckert Scientific  

/ ĕk′ərt /

1. American engineer who contributed to the development of ENIAC (Electronic Numeral Integrator and Calculator), the first electronic computer (1946). He later helped develop one of the first computers to be sold commercially.

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Example Sentences

The brands building studios typically want to find the darkest spot on the premises to put their content creation or podcast spaces, Eckert said, where they can limit outside light and sound.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Anya Eckert, director of La Casita Preschool in Santa Fe, is worried the state’s reimbursement rates might not match what her business charges for part-time care, which is in high demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

In a statement, the club said Ruben Martinez, Clement Lemaitre and Carl Martin had also left their positions at the club, while men's under-21 head coach Tonda Eckert will take over on an interim basis.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

"This paper even has implications across the human scale," Eckert said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023

Eckert, 36, a dairyman from Harmony Farms, won this year’s Sharpshooter’s trophy as best marksman.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli