ENIAC Publicly Unveiled

The United States unveils ENIAC, a large-scale electronic digital computer whose calculation speed greatly exceeded that of most contemporary electromechanical systems.

The United States publicly unveiled ENIAC, a large-scale electronic digital computer. Its computing speed was far higher than that of most contemporary electromechanical systems.

This public presentation on 14 February should not be confused with the machine's formal dedication ceremony on 16 February 1946. ENIAC became an important milestone in the transition to electronic computing.

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