Wallace John Eckert
Facts
23 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- June 19, 1902
- Date of death
- August 24, 1971
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Englewood
- Country of citizenship
- United States[8]
- Occupation
- astronomer, university teacher, mathematician
- Employer
- Columbia University, US Nautical Almanac Office, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center[11][12][13]
- Educated at
- Yale University, Oberlin College, Amherst College[14][15][16]
- Award received
- James Craig Watson Medal[20]
- Doctoral advisor
- Ernest William Brown[17]
- Doctoral student
- Harry F. Smith, Jr.[22]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Academic thesis
- The General Orbit of Hector
- Birth name
- Wallace John Eckert
- Family name
- Eckert
- Given name
- Wallace
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Name in native language
- Wallace John Eckert
- ISNI
- 0000000080863690
- VIAF cluster ID
- 7446268
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n84007406
- GND ID
- 116347147
- Academic Tree ID
- 689060
- AstroGen ID
- 3952
- BIBSYS ID
- 4003423
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 12246717q
- Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID
- 397
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140845216769984768
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 116347147
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 116347147
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- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Wallace-J-Eckert
- FAST ID
- 1460890
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 176931146
- Freebase ID
- /m/02zxsb
- IdRef ID
- 031207960
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 116347147
- MR Author ID
- 438281
- MacTutor biography ID
- Eckert_Wallace
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 125329
- Museo Galileo authority ID
- 191424
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA02313164
- NL CR AUT ID
- mzk2014839608
- NNDB people ID
- 453/000225775
- NUKAT ID
- n2013191583
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 070695547
- Online Books Page author ID
- Eckert, W. J. (Wallace John), 1902-1971
- Open Library ID
- OL1233934A
- Prabook ID
- 1103279
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6sf4rfw
- Scopus author ID
- 16054536600
- Treccani ID
- john-wallace-eckert
- WorldCat Entities ID
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- Yale LUX ID
- person/ae2d93a5-6070-4258-b112-43907bc72dce
- ZbMATH author ID
- eckert.wallace-john
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Summary
Wallace John Eckert was born in Pittsburgh[1]. He was born on June 19, 1902[2]. He died in Englewood[3]. He died on August 24, 1971[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], university teacher[6], and mathematician[7].
Body
Education
Educated at Yale University[14], a private university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1701[25], headquartered in New Haven[26]; Oberlin College[15], a college[27], in United States[28], founded in 1833[29], headquartered in Oberlin[30]; and Amherst College[16], a liberal arts college[31], in United States[32], founded in 1821[33].
Career and Affiliations
Employers include Columbia University[11], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1754[36], headquartered in Manhattan[37]; US Nautical Almanac Office[12], a government agency[38]; and IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center[13], a research center[39], in United States[40].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include IBM SSEC[18], an electro-mechanical computer[41] and IBM NORC[19], a one-of-a-kind computer[42]. Things named for Wallace John Eckert include Eckert[43], an impact crater[44] and 1750 Eckert[45], an asteroid[46].
Why It Matters
He has been cited as an influence by Llewellyn Thomas[47], a mathematician[48], 1903–1992[49], of United Kingdom[50], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[51].
Entities named for him include Eckert[43], an impact crater[44] and 1750 Eckert[45], an asteroid[46].
FAQs
Where was Wallace John Eckert born?
Born in Pittsburgh[1].
Where did Wallace John Eckert die?
Wallace John Eckert died in Englewood[3].
What did Wallace John Eckert do for work?
Wallace John Eckert worked as astronomer[5], university teacher[6], and mathematician[7].
Where did Wallace John Eckert go to school?
Wallace John Eckert was educated at Yale University[14], Oberlin College[15], and Amherst College[16].
What awards did Wallace John Eckert receive?
Honors received include James Craig Watson Medal[20].
Who did Wallace John Eckert influence?
Wallace John Eckert has been cited as an influence by Llewellyn Thomas[47].