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[[Image:MooreSchool001.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Moore School of Electrical Engineering]]The '''Moore School of Electrical Engineering''' at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] came into existence as a result of an endowment from Alfred Fitler Moore on [[June 4]], [[1923]]. It was granted to the Penn's School of Electrical Engineering, located in the Towne Building. The first dean of the Moore School was Dr. [[Harold Pender]].
[[Image:MooreSchool001.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Moore School of Electrical Engineering]]
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The '''Moore School of Electrical Engineering''' at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] came into existence as a result of an endowment from Alfred Fitler Moore on June 4, 1923. It was granted to Penn's School of Electrical Engineering, located in the Towne Building. The first dean of the Moore School was [[Harold Pender]].


The Moore School is particularly famed as the birthplace of the computer industry:
The Moore School is particularly famed as the birthplace of the computer industry:

* It was here that the first digital electronic computer, the [[ENIAC]], was built between [[1943]] and [[1946]].
* It was here that the first general-purpose Turing complete digital electronic computer, the [[ENIAC]], was built between 1943 and 1946.
* Preliminary design work on the [[ENIAC]]'s successor machine the [[EDVAC]] resulted in the [[stored program]] concept used in all computers today, the logical design having been promulgated in [[John von Neumann]]'s ''[[First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC]]'', a set of notes synthesized from meetings he attended at the Moore School.
* Preliminary design work on the [[ENIAC]]'s successor machine the [[EDVAC]] resulted in the [[stored program]] concept used in all computers today, the logical design having been promulgated in [[John von Neumann]]'s ''[[First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC]]'', a set of notes synthesized from meetings he attended at the Moore School.
* [[Moore School Lectures|The first computer course]] was given at the Moore School in Summer 1946, leading to an explosion in computer development all over the world.
* [[Moore School Lectures|The first computer course]] was given at the Moore School in Summer 1946, leading to an explosion in computer development all over the world.
* Moore School faculty [[John Mauchly]] and [[J. Presper Eckert]] founded the [[Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation|the first computer company]], which produced the [[UNIVAC I|UNIVAC]] computer.
* Moore School faculty [[John Mauchly]] and [[J. Presper Eckert]] founded [[Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation|the first computer company]], which produced the [[UNIVAC I|UNIVAC]] computer.


[[Image:Two women operating ENIAC.gif|left|thumbnail|250px|thumb|Programmers operate the [[ENIAC|ENIAC's]] main control panel at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering. "U.S. Army Photo" from the archives of the ARL Technical Library. Left: [[Jean Bartik|Betty Jean Jennings]]; right: [[Frances Spence|Fran Bilas]].]]
[[Image:Two women operating ENIAC.gif|right|thumb|250px|Programmers operate the [[ENIAC]]'s main control panel at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering. "U.S. Army Photo" from the archives of the ARL Technical Library. Left: [[Jean Bartik|Betty Jean Jennings]]; right: [[Frances Spence|Fran Bilas]].]]
The Moore School has been integrated into Penn's [[University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science|School of Engineering and Applied Science]]. It no longer exists as a separate entity; however, the 3-story structure itself still stands and is known on campus as the Moore School Building. Originally constructed in 1921 as a two story building by Erskin & Morris, a third story was added in 1926 by [[Paul Cret]].
The Moore School has been integrated into Penn's [[University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science|School of Engineering and Applied Science]]. It no longer exists as a separate entity; however, the three-story structure itself still stands and is known on campus as the Moore School Building. Originally constructed in 1921 as a two-story building by Erskin & Morris, it was renovated in 1926 by [[Paul Philippe Cret]] and a third story was added in 1940 by [[Alfred Bendiner]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seas.upenn.edu/about-seas/buildings.php|title=School Buildings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127051159/http://www.seas.upenn.edu/about-seas/buildings.php|archive-date=November 27, 2015|access-date=August 11, 2011}}{{title missing|date=May 2022}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* A complete [http://www.seas.upenn.edu/about-seas/history.php history for all of Penn Engineering], including the Moore School.
* [http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/display.phtml?id=13 Oral history interview with S. Reid Warren] Warren, a faculty member at the Moore School, discusses ENIAC/EDVAC, and the effect of the project on the Moore School. Central to his discussion are J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly and their disagreements with administrators over patent rights, which led to their resignation. Interview by Nancy B. Stern, 5 October 1977. [[Charles Babbage Institute]]

* [http://www.archives.upenn.edu/faids/upt/upt50/warrensr.html#3 Guide to the S. Reid Warren, 1908 - 1996, Papers, 1923 - 1991] at the University of Pennsylvania. NB: this detailed biographical note entirely omits mention of ENIAC.
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* A complete [http://www.seas.upenn.edu/history/history.html history for all of Penn Engineering], including the Moore School
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* Penn Maps & Buildings - Moore School Building [http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_bldg.php3?id=77]


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Moore School of Electrical Engineering

The Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania came into existence as a result of an endowment from Alfred Fitler Moore on June 4, 1923. It was granted to Penn's School of Electrical Engineering, located in the Towne Building. The first dean of the Moore School was Harold Pender.

The Moore School is particularly famed as the birthplace of the computer industry:

Programmers operate the ENIAC's main control panel at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering. "U.S. Army Photo" from the archives of the ARL Technical Library. Left: Betty Jean Jennings; right: Fran Bilas.

The Moore School has been integrated into Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science. It no longer exists as a separate entity; however, the three-story structure itself still stands and is known on campus as the Moore School Building. Originally constructed in 1921 as a two-story building by Erskin & Morris, it was renovated in 1926 by Paul Philippe Cret and a third story was added in 1940 by Alfred Bendiner.[1]

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  1. ^ "School Buildings". Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2011.[title missing]
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