Penn's ENIAC, the World's First Electronic Computer, Turns 80
February 12, 2026
February 12, 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 12 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news:
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Penn's ENIAC, the world's first electronic computer, turns 80
Housed in the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School Building, ENIAC--the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose computer--launched in 1946. ENIAC's ability to be reprogrammed to solve a wide range of complex numerical problems was revolutionary and laid the found . . .
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Penn's ENIAC, the world's first electronic computer, turns 80
Housed in the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School Building, ENIAC--the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose computer--launched in 1946. ENIAC's ability to be reprogrammed to solve a wide range of complex numerical problems was revolutionary and laid the found . . .