The Moore School was by this time heavily involved with research specifically directed towards the war effort. Eckert taught a defence course at the Moore School and one of his students on the course was John Mauchly .
Ang Moore School ay sa pamamagitan ng mga oras na ito mabigat na kasangkot sa pananaliksik na partikular na Directed sa digma pagsisikap. Eckert tinuturuan ng isang kurso ng pagsasanggalang at ang Moore School at isa sa kanyang mga mag-aaral sa kurso ay John Mauchly.