UNIVAC I

The UNIVAC I (UNIVersal Automatic Computer I) was the first commercial computer made in the United States. It was designed by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, the men behind the second American electronic computer, the ENIAC. During the years before successor models of the UNIVAC I appeared, the machine was simply known as "the UNIVAC".

Related Topics:
J. Presper Eckert - John Mauchly - ENIAC

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The first UNIVAC was delivered to the United States Census Bureau on March 31, 1951 and was dedicated on June 14th that year.http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/06/14/computing.anniversary/ The fifth (built for the Atomic Energy Commission) was used by CBS to predict the 1952 presidential election. With a sample of just 1% of the voting population it predicted that Eisenhower would win; something nobody would believe, but UNIVAC was right!

Related Topics:
United States Census Bureau - March 31 - 1951 - June 14 - Atomic Energy Commission - CBS - 1952

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The UNIVAC I computers were built by Remington Rand's UNIVAC-division (successor of the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation, bought by Rand in 1950).

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Remington Rand - UNIVAC - Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation - 1950

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