Moore School of Electrical Engineering
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The Moore School of Electrical Engineering is a historic department at the University of Pennsylvania renowned as a birthplace of early computer engineering, including pioneering work on the ENIAC and EDVAC.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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engineering school → |
| affiliation |
School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania
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| associatedWith |
EDVAC
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ENIAC → J. Presper Eckert → John W. Mauchly → von Neumann architecture development → |
| campus |
University of Pennsylvania campus
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| contributedTo |
stored-program computer architecture concepts
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training of early computer engineers → |
| country |
United States
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| educationLevel |
graduate
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undergraduate → |
| field |
electrical engineering
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| foundedBy |
bequest of Alfred Fitler Moore
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| hasFacility |
historic ENIAC installation site
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| hasRole |
birthplace of EDVAC design
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birthplace of ENIAC → |
| hasType |
research institution
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university department → |
| heritageStatus |
historic computing site
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| historicalPeriod |
World War II era
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early Cold War era → |
| knownFor |
Moore School Lectures on computing
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development of ENIAC → early computer engineering → pioneering digital computing research → work on EDVAC → |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
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| locatedIn |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| locatedInOrganization |
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
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| namedAfter |
Alfred Fitler Moore
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| partOf |
University of Pennsylvania
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| researchArea |
communications
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computer engineering → control systems → electronics → |
| significance |
early center for electronic digital computer design
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milestone institution in history of computing → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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EDVAC
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ENIAC project → |
location |
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First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC
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associatedWith |
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EDVAC
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developer |
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J. Presper Eckert
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educatedAt |
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John W. Mauchly
("Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania")
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employer |