J. Presper Eckert

The journey of computing is far from over.

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

The trouble with computers is that they do exactly what you tell them to do, not what you want them to do.

We built ENIAC to do calculations, not to be a philosophical instrument.

Some people think we invented the computer to make life easier. We invented it to make life possible.

The future of computing is not in bigger machines, but in smaller, more powerful ones.

A computer is a machine that can do anything you tell it to do, except think.

The only thing worse than a computer that doesn't work is a computer that works perfectly and you don't know why.

We were so busy building the future, we didn't have time to write it down.

The problem with engineers is they always want to build a better mousetrap, even if there are no mice.

If you want to make an omelet, you have to break some eggs. If you want to build a computer, you have to break some vacuum tubes.

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

We didn't set out to change the world, we just wanted to do some calculations faster.

The computer is a tool, not a master.

The more complex the system, the more ways it has to fail.

We were pioneers, and pioneers often get arrows in their backs.

The only constant in technology is change.

Don't tell me what you can't do, tell me what you can do.

The computer is a bicycle for the mind.

We made mistakes, but we learned from them. That's how progress happens.