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Há 5 dias · A dozen or so of Asimov’s short stories set in a futuristic America featured a government-run computer called Multivac. Asimov coined this name in imitation of the Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC), which was principally designed by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly.
Há 1 dia · A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations ( computation ). Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs. These programs enable computers to perform a wide range of tasks.
Há 3 dias · Developed by John Presper Eckert and John Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania, ENIAC utilized approximately 18,000 vacuum tubes to perform calculations at unprecedented speeds for its time. It was capable of executing thousands of operations per second, a remarkable feat considering that its predecessors relied on slow, mechanical processes.
Há 4 dias · 1943-1944: Colossus y ENIAC. Colossus: Desarrollado por los británicos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Colossus fue el primer dispositivo electrónico de propósito especial. ENIAC (1946): Creada por John Presper Eckert y John Mauchly en los Estados Unidos, la ENIAC fue la primera computadora electrónica de propósito general.
Há 5 dias · 1946: Mauchly and Presper leave the University of Pennsylvania and receive funding from the Census Bureau to build the UNIVAC, the first commercial computer for business and government applications. 1947: William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain of Bell Laboratories invented the transistor.
Há 2 dias · Like many other academic professional societies, the American Statistical Association (ASA) uses the title of Fellow of the American Statistical Association as its highest honorary grade of membership.
Há 3 dias · John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216.
