In the 1950s, the UNIVAC mainframe became synonymous with the term "computer." For a generation of TV watchers in the 1950s, UNIVAC <i>was</i> America's first computer. But a recent biography of one ...

On election night in 1952, Adlai Stevenson conceded to Dwight D. Eisenhower, ending twenty years of Democratic rule. Eisenhower's victory was not unexpected, but nobody imagined it would be a ...

To enter data onto magnetic tapes used for processing data on the UNIVAC I, operators used this device, called the Unityper II. It is a modified Remington electric typewriter, equipped with electronic ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Engineers J. Presper Eckert and John ...

Univac computer console and IBM equipment, October 1956. Lawrence Livermore accepted delivery of its first computer—a Univac—in 1952, the year of the Laboratory's founding. Image courtesy of Lawrence ...

BOISE, Idaho — Most people these days walk around with a personal computer in their purse, or pocket, or in their hands. Computers have come a long way and gotten quite a bit smaller than they used to ...

Test your knowledge with our Science Quiz on the UNIVAC I, the first commercial computer for business use.

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