The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) was the first electronic, general-purpose computer. It was designed by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert of the University of Pennsylvania. ENIAC was completed in 1946 and was about the size of a large desk.

ENIAC could perform about 5,000 calculations per second. It used vacuum tubes to store data and to perform calculations. ENIAC was used to calculate artillery firing tables for the United States Army.

What did the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer Do?

In June of 1945, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) was announced to the world. The …