ENIAC Day

ENIAC Day or the World’s First Computer Day is celebrated on February 15.

Part of ENIAC at the University of Pennsylvania

On February 10, 2011, the City of Philadelphia officially declared that February 15, 2011 - the 65th anniversary of the unveiling of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), the world's first general-purpose electronic computer, developed at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering - would that year and henceforth be known as ENIAC Day.[1][2][3]

References
  1. "Resolution No. 110062: Declaring February 15 as "Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (ENIAC) Day" in Philadelphia and honoring the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Sciences" (PDF). February 10, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  2. "Philly Post: Trending: Philly Vs. Iowa for the Soul of the Computer". January 28, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  3. "ENIAC Day to celebrate dedication of Penn's historic computer". February 10, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
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