• DocumentCode
    1361397
  • Title

    Computers: From Eniac to Univac: As inventors, Eckert and Mauchly were clear successes, but as entrepreneurs they had some difficult times

  • Author

    Stern, N.

  • Author_Institution
    Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, NY, USA
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1981
  • Firstpage
    61
  • Lastpage
    69
  • Abstract
    Considers the work of the inventors Eckert and Manchly after the second world war and the various problems that they faced, first in the development of Eriac, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer and then in the development of the more advanced Univac.
  • Keywords
    commerce; digital computers; research and development management; Eckert; Eniac; Manchly; Univac; commerce; general-purpose electronic digital computer; Computers; Contracts; Educational institutions; NIST; Patents;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1981.6369705
  • Filename
    6369705