The ENIAC: Pioneering the Era of Digital Computing

The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), completed in 1945, was the world's first general-purpose programmable electronic digital computer. It weighed about 30 tons, used 18,000 vacuum tubes, and could perform 5,000 additions per second. Initially designed for military purposes during World War II, ENIAC marked a major milestone in the history of computing and paved the way for modern computers.