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In 1944,
a
significant milestone in the
history of computing
occurred with the completion of the Electronic Numerical
Integrator
and
Computer
(
ENIAC)
. Developed by John
W
. Mauchly and
J
. Presper Eckert at the
University
of Pennsylvania, the
ENIAC
is often considered one of the
first
general-purpose electronic
digital computers
.
ENIAC
was designed to perform
a
wide range of
calculations
, originally intended for
artillery
trajectory
calculations
for the
U
.
S
. Army during
World War II
.
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