Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Columbia_University
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gptkbp:awardReceived |
gptkb:James_Craig_Watson_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate |
1902-06-19
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gptkbp:deathDate |
1971-08-24
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor |
gptkb:Ernest_William_Brown
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gptkbp:employer |
gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:IBM |
gptkbp:fieldOfWork |
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics computational science |
gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Wallace_John_Eckert
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
W. J. Eckert
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gptkbp:knownFor |
director of Watson Scientific Computing Laboratory
pioneering use of computers in astronomy |
gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Eckert–Brown_lunar_theory
use of punched card machines for scientific computation |
gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:computer_scientist
gptkb:mathematician astronomer |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Harvard_Mark_I
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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