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Made in Philadelphia, the ‘first modern computer’ is celebrated on 75th anniversary

ENIAC — a room-sized contraption made of switches, cables, and 18,000 glass containers ― was unveiled to the public 75 years ago this week, in a lab at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jean Jennings and Fran Bilas were among the first programmers of ENIAC, the pioneering, room-sized computer unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania 75 years ago.
Jean Jennings and Fran Bilas were among the first programmers of ENIAC, the pioneering, room-sized computer unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania 75 years ago.Read moreU.S. Army
    by Tom Avril
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