Philadelphia schoolchildren are drilled on the names of its accomplished citizens. William Penn. Benjamin Franklin. Betsy Ross. But during all the baby-boomer years I attended schools in the City of ...

The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), revealed to the public in 1946, was the world’s first general-purpose electronic computer. Built in secret by the US Army during World War II, ...

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The computer ENIAC with two operators. ENIAC is the world's first electronic computer. As a stand-alone device, it didn't support networking, although it facilitated a network of humans who used it ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - The Army announced a new supercomputer for its scientists and engineers to conduct a wide range of focused research and development, test and evaluation, and acquisition ...

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Would you believe it if I were to tell you that computers used to be human themselves? At a time when artificial intelligence is increasingly blurring the line between human and computers, that ...

A look back at the room-size government computer that began the digital era Steven Levy Philadelphia schoolchildren are drilled on the names of its accomplished citizens. William Penn. Benjamin ...

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1. ENIAC was the world’s first programmable, electronic, digital computer. It was dedicated to the University of Pennsylvania on February 15, 1946. What does ENIAC stand for? 2. During the Second ...