Jan 28 Early Computing Industry

ENIAC

Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, the largest and most advanced electronic computer at its time.

John Presper Eckert

Co-developer of ENIAC and proponent of the concept of an electronic computer.

Stored program machine

A computer architecture where both data and instructions are stored in memory.

Moore School of Electrical Engineering

Institution where significant advancements in computer technology, including ENIAC, took place.

Vannevar Bush

Key figure in the development of R&D during World War II, involved with the National Defense Research Committee.

Von Neumann Architecture

A computer architecture designed in 1945, defining the structure of modern computers.

Delay Line Storage

A memory storage technique using sound waves in liquid mercury for data storage.

Human Computer

Individuals trained to perform complex calculations without electronic assistance.

Ballet missile firing tables

Calculative tables created for military purposes, which required significant human computational effort.

Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (EDVAC)

The first modern programmable computer, offering solutions to the issues faced by ENIAC.