ENIAC Day
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Short description: Anniversary of the first general-purpose digital computer
ENIAC Day or the World’s First Computer Day is celebrated on February 15.
On February 10, 2011, the City of Philadelphia officially declared that February 15, 2011 - the 65th anniversary of the unveiling of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), the world's first general-purpose electronic computer, developed at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering - would that year and henceforth be known as ENIAC Day.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ "Resolution No. 110062: Declaring February 15 as "Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (ENIAC) Day" in Philadelphia and honoring the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.". February 10, 2011. http://legislation.phila.gov/attachments/11036.pdf. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Philly Post: Trending: Philly Vs. Iowa for the Soul of the Computer". January 28, 2011. http://www.phillymag.com/articles/philly-post-trending-philly-vs-iowa-for-the-soul-of-the-computer/. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ↑ "ENIAC Day to celebrate dedication of Penn’s historic computer". February 10, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152027/http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/node/4171. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
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