The Odyssey of the ENIAC
ENIAC
Not the first computer
Babbage and Lovelace
Not the first electronic computer either
WAR, what is it good for?
Philadelphia
Other Wartime Efforts
Konrad Zuse
Meanwhile back in Philadelphia
WACs (poetic)
The Moore School Players
Conversations
The lost memo
A Brief History of Tubes
Some Skepticism
“Simon, give Goldstine the money”
This is a test
ENIAC’s debut
Programming the ENIAC
Early Programmers
Going into business for themselves
The first customer
Remington Steal
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