Few know that one of the first "test tasks" that an electronic computer has to do is to build the mathematical model of a hypothetical fusion generated by the activation of a "super bomb.
"The media is boiling discussion following China's announcement that it will build the world's most powerful computer by 2017. So you know the first computer on the planet. On February 15, 1946, ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was introduced at the University of Pennsylvania as the first electronic computer that could be reprogrammed to perform the tasks.
Different departments in many areas. The machine was originally developed for the US Army in 1943 by a large team of scientists from the University of Pennsylvania and was referred to by the press as "Giant Brain." One of the first "test tasks" that ENIAC had to do was to build the mathematical model of a hypothetical fusion generated when the "super bomb" was activated. In 1950, the machine made its first digital weather forecast.
The specifications of the ENIAC were "impressive" at the time: it had 17468 vacuum tubes, 70000 resistors, 1500 relays, 10000 capacitors and 5 million solder joints made entirely by hand. . The machine weighs 27 tons, size 2.4m × 0.9m × 30m, occupying a floor area of 167 m2, processing power - 385 multiplications per second and power consumption up to 150 KW.
The specifications of the ENIAC were "impressive" at the time: it had 17468 vacuum tubes, 70000 resistors, 1500 relays, 10000 capacitors and 5 million solder joints made entirely by hand. . The machine weighs 27 tons, size 2.4m × 0.9m × 30m, occupying a floor area of 167 m2, processing power - 385 multiplications per second and power consumption up to 150 KW.
There have been rumors that when ENIAC turned on, all of the lights in Philadelphia were flickered. NEIAC made great contributions to the science of the United States and the world. Thanks to that, scientists have developed new technologies that serve new purposes, including the Apollo program and landing on NASA's Moon. At the same time, ENIAC has laid the foundation for the development of modern computers.
The ENIAC ceased operations on the evening of October 2, 1955.
The ENIAC ceased operations on the evening of October 2, 1955.
