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Hitting the Books: The women who made ENIAC more than a weapon
Kathy Kleiman uncovers the secret history of ENIAC and the forgotten team of women who first programmed it in "Proving Grounds," out now.
One of the first true computers is finally on public display
Seeing ENIAC, one of the first true programmable computers, has been tricky; the giant mainframe was partly restored in 2007, but it was only visible in an office building. At last, though, you now have a (relatively) easy way to witness this piece of computing history first-hand. The US Army's Field Artillery Museum in Fort Sill, Oklahoma recently put several of ENIAC's revived panels on public display, giving you a chance to see a significant chunk of the very early mainframe in person.
