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ENIAC

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

ENIAC Acronym for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator. The first general-purpose electronic calculator, designed and built by John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert Jr. at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School during the period 1943–46. Originally designed for the production of ballistic tables for the Second World War, the machine was not completed until after the war ended. It was widely used for scientific computation until the early 1950s. See also UNIVAC.

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ENIAC

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

ENIAC ˈenēˌæk Also called Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. an early digital computer developed at University of Pennsylvania in the 1940s. Its first achievement was in connection with calculations for the hydrogen bomb, and it was later used to chart ballistic trajectories for artillery shells.

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ENIAC

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

ENIAC (ˈɛnɪæk) Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator (first electronic calculator)

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ENIAC." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ENIAC." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-ENIAC.html

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	ENIAC: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World's First Computer.(Review) Magazine article from: The Washington Monthly; 9/1/1999
	Scientists Prepare to Reactivate ENIAC Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 2/14/1996
	WORLD'S FIRST ELECTRONIC COMPUTER TURNS 50 THE ENIAC USED 18,000 VACUUM TUBES... Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 2/14/1996