Article ID: CBB001180890

The ENIAC's influence on business computing, 1940s--1950s (2006)

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Description The ENIAC launched the computer as a major new tool of the modern age. Its historical significance is described. (Abstract from: http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1137255)


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Authors & Contributors
Misa, Thomas J.
Haigh, Thomas
Lussier, Kira
Hashizumi, Hiromichi
Tinn, Honghong
Shetterly, Margot Lee
Concepts
History of Computing
Computers and computing
ENIAC (Computer)
Software
Computer security; cyber security
International Business Machines Corporation
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
Places
United States
East Asia
Russia
Europe
Taiwan
Institutions
Computer History Museum
Peter Norton Computing Corporation
Symantec Corporation
United States. National Security Agency
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
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