Contract Signed to Create ENIAC (opens in new tab)

May 17, 1943 The US Army and the University of Pennsylvania sign a contract to develop ENIAC, which would become the world’s first fully electronic computer, making the use of vacuum tubes rather than electromagnetic switches. The Army wanted to use this computer to calculate ballistic firing tables in World War II. However, ENIAC was… Contract Signed to Create ENIAC is original content of This Day in Tech History.