First Generation Electronic Computers (1943-1955)
Description of Resource:
The development of fully electronic computers to replace mechanical calculators began during World War II with development at the University of Pennsylvania of the ENIAC processor, followed later by the EDVAC. Work on the project began in 1943 and went into service in 1946 to build an electronic computer able to do ballistics and atomic energy calculations.
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