ENIAC was the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer (but — at least at first — it was not a stored-program computer). Columbia's connection to the ENIAC is tenuous at best ...

The University of Pennsylvania rolls out the first all-electronic general-purpose digital computer, called ENIAC (one shown). The Colossus electronic computers had been used by British code ...

Google's head of quantum thinks we could get real-world applications of quantum computing in just five years, while Nvidia claims it's more like 20.

A few weeks ago at CES 2025, Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, suggested that practical applications of quantum computing ...

The Washington, D.C., Evening Star reported Monday, Jan. 1, 1940, that “merry crowds” had gathered in the nation’s capital to ...

First-generation often needed entire rooms for operation and consumed huge amount of electricity. Some noteworthy examples of first-generation computers include: ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator ...

Pennsylvania has long been recognized as being home to some of the best colleges around. Which is why it’s no surprise that six of its universities have once again made it onto a list ranking the best ...

UNIVAC I was the first commercial computer to be sold in the United States. The company (Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation) behind it was built by the same people who invented ENIAC. Whirlwind I was ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — A study suggests that a computer-generated breathing coach could be as effective as sessions with a human ...

According to Britannica, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer was called ENIAC, and it was created during World War II by an American physicist. ENIAC was colossal, measuring 50 by 30 ...