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Wallace John Eckert
Born(1902-06-19)June 19, 1902
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 24, 1971(1971-08-24) (aged 69)
NationalityAmerican
Known forScientific computing
AwardsJames Craig Watson Medal (1966)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsColumbia University
United States Naval Observatory
Doctoral advisorErnest William Brown

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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