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ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer)
It was the first digital computer developed at University of Pennsylvania in the 1940s by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. It was designed for the Army for advanced calculations at high speeds and to allow charting of ballistic trajectories for artillery ammunition. By the time it was invented WWII was over and was instead used for calculations for the atomic bomb, and other calculations for advancing war technology.
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∙ 8y agoFor calculation of Firing Tables for the thousands of new artillery pieces being introduced into the U.S. Army during WW2. However it was not finished until after the end of the war, so it made no contribution to the war effort. Following the war however it was used for the intended purpose and produced many sets of firing tables.
Before ENIAC many firing tables contained so many errors that the tables never got used because the soldiers did not trust them.
Today firing tables are not even used, a small embedded computer thousands of times more powerful than ENIAC computes a firing solution in realtime with far greater accuracy than could even have been considered on ENIAC.
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∙ 11y agoENIAC was designed to compute firing tables for new artillery pieces. However its first real calculation, in December 1945 through January 1946, was to simulate Edward Teller's Classical Super hydrogen bomb design for Los Alamos; proving that it could not work. After being moved to the BRL at Aberdeen Proving Grounds later in 1946 it was finally used for its original intended purpose, for many years.
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∙ 9y agoThe ENIAC computer was constructed for use by the US during World War II. Development was headed by Major General Gladeon Marcus Barnes.
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∙ 15y agoto perform mathematical calculations at a very fast speed.it could do 5000 additions and 360 multiplications in just 1 second.
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The eniac was built to be used during what?
ENIAC was designed and built in WW2 for the following purposes:Calculate new firing tables for existing artillery pieces in use where existing tables were found inadequateCalculate firing tables for new artillery piecesIt had to be able to do this much faster than the existing human computers then used for these tasks. However ENIAC was not operational until after the end of the war.
How many ENISC computer have when it was first built?
Only one ENIAC was ever built. Its mechanism of programming was too inefficient and error prone.
ENIAC stands for?
A computer. ENIAC stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator.The ENIAC was the first digital computer in the modern sense of the word, built in 1942-1945 in USA.
How does the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator relate to today's computers?
ENIAC was the first general-purpose electronic computer. Calculating machines had been built before this, but they were mechanical, built for specific tasks and/or used gears to calculate numeric values. ENIAC used vacuum tubes to switch current, and worked with a numbering system other than base 10, which is what humans used. Look ENIAC up on Wikipedia for more information.
What was the price of the eniac computer?
The ENIAC computer was built in the 1940s and was funded by the United States government. While there is no exact price available, it is estimated that the ENIAC project cost around $487,000.
What was the language the built the ENIAC?
English.
Who discovered ENIAC?
nobody. it was invented then built, not discovered.
Who discovered eniac computer?
nobody. it was invented then built, not discovered.
When was the first computert invented?
Well the ENIAC was built in 1949.
Do you think that the ENIAC computer was the first computer ever built?
yes
Who invented the ENIAC computer?
ENIAC was built in the Moore School of Electrical Engineering of the University of Penn. Designed and built under the supervision of John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert
How many transistors did the ENIAC have?
Eniac didn't have any transistors. It was built with 17,468 vacuum tubes, 7,200 crystal diodes, and a whole host of other components. But no transistors. The first transistor was created in November, 1947, almost two years after Eniac was completed.
How many ENISC computer have when it was first built?
Only one ENIAC was ever built. Its mechanism of programming was too inefficient and error prone.
The eniac was built to be used during what?
ENIAC was designed and built in WW2 for the following purposes:Calculate new firing tables for existing artillery pieces in use where existing tables were found inadequateCalculate firing tables for new artillery piecesIt had to be able to do this much faster than the existing human computers then used for these tasks. However ENIAC was not operational until after the end of the war.
ENIAC stands for?
A computer. ENIAC stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator.The ENIAC was the first digital computer in the modern sense of the word, built in 1942-1945 in USA.
11 What was ENIAC?
what was eniac?
How much was the eniac computer sold?
ENIAC was never sold, it was built to order on a cost plus wartime Army contract. The original estimated cost to build ENIAC in the contract was roughly $50,000, however by the time it was finished the final cost was over $500,000. About a year after completion, ENIAC was dissembled and shipped to the BRL Aberdeen where it was used for about a decade. The Army owned it from the day the contract was signed until it was retired.
