First Electronic Computer (1945) – 52 Weeks of Firsts

Saturday, December 12·University City·3451 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States

First Electronic Computer (1945) – 52 Weeks of Firsts

Name: First Electronic Computer (1945) – 52 Weeks of Firsts
Start: 2026-12-12T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-12-12T23:59:59-05:00
Location: University City

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Sat, Dec 12

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3451 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States

Before smartphones and laptops, there was ENIAC. Born at Penn, the world's first programmable, electronic computer crunched numbers and changed everything. From circuits to cyberspace, it all began in Philly.

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