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  1. Who Invented the First Computer? - HowStuffWorks

    Oct 20, 2023 · What is the first modern computer in the world? Created in 1943, the ENIAC computing system was developed by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly at the campus of …

  2. ENIAC - Wikipedia

    ENIAC (/ ˈɛniæk /; Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) [1][2] was the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer, completed in 1945. [3][4] Other …

  3. The First Computer: Technology that Changed the World

    Jan 24, 2022 · Although Frenchman Joseph Marie Jacquard’s punch card loom preceded it by some two decades, the first mechanical computer is almost universally accepted to have been …

  4. Computer - Technology, Invention, History | Britannica

    5 days ago · Harvard Mark I, 1943 Designed by Howard Aiken, this electromechanical computer, more than 15 meters (50 feet) long and containing some 750,000 components, was used to …

  5. When Was the First Computer Invented?

    Jun 14, 2025 · In 1964, the first desktop computer, the Programma 101, was unveiled at the New York World's Fair. It was invented by Pier Giorgio Perotto and manufactured by Olivetti.

  6. The world’s first general purpose computer turns 75 - Penn Today

    Feb 11, 2021 · The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), built at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering, sparked the “birth of the computer age” thanks to a team of …

  7. History of computers: Timeline of key events & technological ...

    Dec 18, 2025 · Zuse fled the German capital after the defeat of Nazi Germany and later released the world's first commercial digital computer, the Z4, in 1950, according to O'Regan.

  8. Who Made the World’s First Computer? The Real Story Behind …

    Jul 15, 2025 · Built by John Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, ENIAC is often considered the first electronic computer.

  9. ENIAC: The World’s First Computer - IEEE Life Members

    Apr 18, 2023 · Short for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, the ENIAC was the first electronic computer used for general purposes, such as solving numerical problems.

  10. Who invented the First Computer & When was the Computer

    Aug 12, 2025 · The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), completed in 1945, is widely regarded as the first general-purpose electronic digital computer. It was a massive …