The Computer Entrepreneur Award was created in 1982 by the
IEEE Computer Society, for individuals with major technical or entrepreneurial contributions to the
computer industry. The work must be public, and the award is not given until fifteen years after the developments. The physical award is a
chalice from
sterling silver and under the cup a gold-plated crown.[1]
Recipients
Following people received the Computer Entrepreneur Award:[2]
1990:
J. Presper Eckert, co-inventor
ENIAC (together with
John Mauchly),[4] for "pioneering design work" for the first general-purpose electronic digital computer.
The Computer Entrepreneur Award was created in 1982 by the
IEEE Computer Society, for individuals with major technical or entrepreneurial contributions to the
computer industry. The work must be public, and the award is not given until fifteen years after the developments. The physical award is a
chalice from
sterling silver and under the cup a gold-plated crown.[1]
Recipients
Following people received the Computer Entrepreneur Award:[2]
1990:
J. Presper Eckert, co-inventor
ENIAC (together with
John Mauchly),[4] for "pioneering design work" for the first general-purpose electronic digital computer.