ENIAC
device · 1945 · Digital age
One of the first general-purpose electronic digital computers.
What it is made of
- Vacuum tube — has part. ENIAC contained about 18,000 vacuum tubes.
Principles and materials it uses
- Punched card — uses. ENIAC’s input and output went through IBM punched-card equipment.
- Copper — is made of. The wiring is copper.
- Steel — is made of. The legs are steel.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- UNIVAC I — evolved into. Built by the makers of ENIAC (Eckert and Mauchly).
What it is a kind of
- Computer — is a kind of. A general-purpose electronic computer.