Four fast facts about first computer from @pennengineering
An expert from the University of Pennsylvania introduces the ENIAC computer on its 80th anniversary and presents four fast facts about it. He explains its significance as the first general-purpose computer, highlights that it was programmed by a team of women, shares an anecdote about its mouse-proof wiring, and details its incredible speed due to using electrons and vacuum tubes, before concluding with a celebratory cheer.
Creator: @pennengineering on Instagram
Transcript
Hi. I'm Paul Schafer. I'm here at the University of Pennsylvania at the world's first computer. We're getting ready to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of its introduction, and here's four fast facts all about it. The ENIAC, or electronic numerical integrator and computer, was the world's first electronic general purpose computer. It could be programmed to solve all kinds of different problems, not just one specific problem. It was programmed by a team of women, the world's first computer pro
Topics: Tech, History, Engineering, Science
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