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Computing · Recorded milestone

ENIAC

Recorded year1945

A 17,000-tube general-purpose electronic computer built at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Built on

Triode amplifierRecorded · 1906enables

Led to

Monte Carlo methodRecorded · 1946enables
Stored-program computerRecorded · 1948enables
Computer weather forecastRecorded · 1950enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.