ENIAC Unveiled: Launching the Digital Age in 1946

This 1946 photograph captures a technological revolution: the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer—ENIAC—the world’s first general-purpose electronic computer. Developed in secret during World War II to calculate artillery-firing tables for the U.S. Army, ENIAC was a massive 30-ton machine housed at the University of Pennsylvania. Publicly revealed on February 14, 1946, it marked the dawn of the computer age. Following its unveiling, ENIAC's inventors sparked a global wave of innovation through the Moore School Lectures, a landmark series that laid the foundation for modern computing. This image doesn’t just show machinery—it captures the very beginning of our digital world. Date of Photograph: 1946 Location: University of Pennsylvania, USA #ENIAC #1946 #FirstComputer #ComputerHistory #DigitalRevolution #WWIIInnovation #MooreSchool #TechOrigins #ElectronicComputer #USArmyResearch #EarlyComputing #HistoryOfTechnology #ENIAChistory