feb 14, 1946 - Development of the ENIAC computer
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- The ENIAC, a digital computer built during WWI, was one of the first digital computers employing the usage of electronics, helping push the movement away from analog computers
- One of the first general-purpose computers designed to solve extremely complicated and large math problems, showing that computers could be used to perform large calculations unsolvable by human brainpower alone
- The ENIAC was used to calculate the feasibility of the atomic bomb during WWI, showing that computers could be practically used to solve real-world problems and have applications in the military
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