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Wallace John Eckert

Wallace John Eckert (June 19, 1902 – August 24, 1971) was an American astronomer, who directed the Thomas J. Watson Astronomical Computing Bureau at Columbia University which evolved into the research division of IBM.

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Known for
Scientific computing
Born
(1902-06-19)June 19, 1902 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Died
August 24, 1971(1971-08-24) (aged 69)
Doctoral advisor
Ernest William Brown
Fields
Astronomy
Workplaces
Columbia University United States Naval Observatory

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Wallace John Eckert → Charles Babbage Institute, Columbia University, Columbia University Computing History, Cruz, Eckert Papers, Eckert's, Edmund, Frank, Includes, John, MacTutor History, Martin Schwarzschild, Mathematics Archive, Mathematics Genealogy Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota, O'Connor, Oral, Retrieved June, Robertson
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Wallace John Eckert → (1902-06-19)June 19, 1902 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
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Wallace John Eckert → August 24, 1971(1971-08-24) (aged 69)
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Wallace John Eckert → Ernest William Brown
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Wallace John Eckert → Astronomy
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Wallace John Eckert → Scientific computing
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Wallace John Eckert → Columbia University United States Naval Observatory

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