This work explores the conception, design, construction, use, and afterlife of ENIAC, the first general purpose digital electronic computer.

The history of the first programmable electronic computer, from its conception, construction, and use to its afterlife as a part of computing folklore. Conceive

From the first digital computer to the dot-com crash—a story of individuals, institutions, and the forces that led to a series of dramatic transformations. Th

How the computer became universal. Over the past fifty years, the computer has been transformed from a hulking scientific supertool and data processing workhors

The career of computer visionary Grace Murray Hopper, whose innovative work in programming laid the foundations for the user-friendliness of today's personal co