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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: The Eniac

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has the description and history of the ENIAC, including its development and use in World War II.
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Article
Other

U. S. Army Research Laboratory: The Eniac Story

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed history of ENIAC, the world's first digital computer developed by Army Ordnance to compute World War II ballistic firing tables. Includes specifics on how the computer performed its calculations.
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Primary
Other

U.s. Army: A Report on the Eniac

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a copy of the original report on the ENIAC high-speed electronic computing machine, from the Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania. Includes a detailed and technical description of how the...
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University of Pennsylvania

Penn Library: Development of the Eniac Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of information, pictures, and documents relating to the ENIAC computer, widely accepted as one of the first digital computers. John Mauchly's role in developing the ENIAC is thoroughly explored.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Eniac: A Pioneering Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS offers a brief background on the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), originally published by ScienCentral, Inc., and the American Institute of Physics.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Information Age

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition surveys the history of information technology and its relation to society from the origin of the telegraph to the present. Its emphasis is as much on social as technical change. This support page contains background...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Mauchly

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of John Mauchly.
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Website
Other

American Computer Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a pictorial timeline of technology developments.