ENIAC (/ ˈɛniæk /; Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) [1][2] was the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer, completed in 1945. [3][4] Other computers had some of …

Feb 11, 2026 · ENIAC, the first programmable general-purpose electronic digital computer, built during World War II by the United States and completed in 1946. The project was led by John Mauchly, J. …

Jan 24, 2022 · Its 1941 successor, the fully automatic, digital Z3 was the first programmable computer. The computer instructions for this electromechanical wonder had to be fed into it with punch cards …

Feb 11, 2026 · Housed in the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School Building, ENIAC—the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose computer—launched in 1946. ENIAC’s ability to be …

Nov 24, 2023 · The Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) is widely regarded as the first electronic digital computer. It was developed by physicist John Atanasoff and his graduate student Clifford Berry at …

Oct 20, 2023 · The concept of a computer dates back to Charles Babbage's mechanical difference and analytical engines, but the first electronic computer was the brainchild of Dr. John Vincent Atanasoff …

Charles Babbage is credited for designing and giving birth to the idea of the first automatic digital computer. During the mid-1830s, Charles developed plans for an Analytical Engine.

Feb 5, 2026 · Short for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, the ENIAC was the first electronic computer used for general purposes, such as solving numerical problems. It was designed and …

The result was ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer), built between 1943 and 1945—the first large-scale computer to run at electronic speed without being slowed by any …

Jan 7, 2026 · The University of Pennsylvania rolls out the first all-electronic general-purpose digital computer, called ENIAC (one shown). The Colossus electronic computers had been used by British …