ENIAC project
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The ENIAC project was an early U.S. military-funded effort during World War II to develop one of the first general-purpose electronic digital computers, laying foundational concepts for modern computing.
Aliases (2)
- ENIAC ×7
- ENIAC computer ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
computer development project
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military research project → |
| aimedToDevelop |
general-purpose electronic digital computer
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| basedOn |
electronic digital computation principles
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| contributedTo |
advancement of numerical analysis
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automation of military calculations → development of modern computer architecture → |
| country |
United States
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| developer |
J. Presper Eckert
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John W. Mauchly → |
| endTime |
1946
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| era |
World War II
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| field |
computer science
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electrical engineering → military technology → |
| fundedBy |
U.S. Army
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U.S. Army Ordnance Department → |
| genre |
large-scale computing project
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| hasPart |
ENIAC
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| hasProduct |
ENIAC computer
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| hasSubject |
ballistics
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electronic computing hardware → numerical computation → |
| inception |
1943
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| influenced |
EDVAC project
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stored-program computer design → |
| influencedBy |
ballistics computation needs
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| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia → United States → |
| location |
Moore School of Electrical Engineering
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University of Pennsylvania → |
| notableFor |
being among the first general-purpose electronic digital computer projects
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laying foundations for modern computing → |
| participant |
J. Presper Eckert
→
John W. Mauchly → |
| purpose |
compute artillery firing tables
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perform complex numerical calculations → |
| significantEvent |
completion of ENIAC in 1945
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public unveiling of ENIAC in 1946 → |
| sponsor |
U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory
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| startTime |
1943
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| timePeriod |
World War II
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| uses |
decimal arithmetic
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plugboard programming → vacuum tubes → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC
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Moore School of Electrical Engineering ("ENIAC") → |
associatedWith |
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J. Presper Eckert
("ENIAC")
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John W. Mauchly ("ENIAC") → |
notableWork |
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John W. Mauchly
("ENIAC")
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coInventor |
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J. Presper Eckert
("ENIAC")
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coInventorOf |
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ENIAC project
("ENIAC")
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hasPart |
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ENIAC project
("ENIAC computer")
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hasProduct |
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EDVAC
("ENIAC")
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influencedBy |