Exploring the ENIAC: The First General-Purpose Electronic Computer and Its Trailblazing Programmers

Have you heard of the first computer? The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), completed in 1945 at the University of Pennsylvania, is considered the first general-purpose electronic computer. Weighing 30 tons and occupying a massive 1,800 square feet, it was developed for the U.S. Army to calculate artillery firing tables during World War II. Unlike modern computers, ENIAC used 17,468 vacuum tubes, consumed 150 kilowatts of power, and could perform about 5,000 additions per second. Programmed by pioneering women like Jean Jennings Bartik, the ENIAC was a revolutionary machine that transformed computing from mechanical calculators to electronic systems, paving the way for the digital age we now live in.

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1. Pennsylvania state historical marker on the University of Pennsylvania's campus in Philadelphia – Photo by JJonahJackalope, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 Link – No changes made – Source: Wikimedia
2. A function table from ENIAC on display at Aberdeen Proving Ground museum – Photo by Bubba73 (Jud McCranie), licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Link – Source: Wikimedia
3. ENIAC on a Chip, University of Pennsylvania (1995) – Photo by Michael Hicks from Saint Paul, MN, USA, licensed under CC BY 2.0 Link – Source: Wikimedia


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