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jan 1, 1943 - John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert, build the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator

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1943-1944: Two University of Pennsylvania professors, John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert, build the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator (ENIAC). Considered the grandfather of digital computers, it fills a 20-foot by 40-foot room and has 18,000 vacuum tubes.

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jan 1, 1943
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~ 83 years ago

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