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ENIAC, the first programmable general-purpose electronic digital computer, built during World War II by the United States and completed in 1946. The project was led by John Mauchly, J. Presper Eckert, Jr., and their colleagues. ENIAC was the most powerful calculating device built to that time.
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ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) is recognized as the first general-purpose electronic digital computer. It was developed at the University of Pennsylvania by John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert and was unveiled in 1946.
13 sty 2020 · Ever wondered who invented the ENIAC computer? Find out the people credited with this ground-breaking device and how it was constructed.
The conception of ENIAC began in 1941, when Friden calculators and differential analyzers were used by the United States Army Ordnance Department to compute firing tables for artillery, which was done by graduate students under John Mauchly's supervision.
1 lip 2024 · ENIAC was the world’s first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer, completed in 1945. It was designed by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania to calculate artillery firing tables for the U.S. Army.
ENIAC (od ang. Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer – Elektroniczny, Numeryczny Integrator i Komputer) – komputer skonstruowany w latach 1943–1945 przez J.P. Eckerta i J.W. Mauchly’ego na Uniwersytecie Pensylwanii w USA. Zaprzestano jego używania w 1955 r.
