Today in History – February 14, 1946 – ENIAC, the world’s first digital electronic computer, is unveiled. ENIAC – Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer – the world’s first operational, general purpose, electronic digital computer, developed at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania. The ENIAC and the invention of the [...]
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Engineering Education Blog: ENIAC and Women in Computing
February 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments
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Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Voyager 1 takes first photo of our solar system
February 14th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – February 14, 1990 - First photo of the solar system is taken and dubbed the “family portrait” of our solar system as seen from outside.
Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977 and it passed Saturn in November 1980. It continued a trajectory that took it out of the solar system, [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: First Barbie doll goes on sale and the recent announcement of the first computer engineer Barbie
February 13th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – February 13, 1959 – the first Barbie doll goes on sale. Barbie’s inventor, Ruth Handler, was inspired by seeing that her daughter, Barbie, and her girl friends enjoyed playing with adult female dolls, but most dolls at the time were baby dolls. Handler created 3D models of dolls that she thought [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Kilby applies for patent for integrated circuit
February 6th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – February 6, 1959 - Kilby patents the integrated circuit.
Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce at the small Fairchild Semiconductor start-up company were both working on the concept of an integrated circuit in 1958. Prior to this invention, only parts of a circuit – such as the transistor [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: First hand-held calculator
February 1st, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – February 1, 1972 – First scientific hand-held calculator, the HP-35, introduced for $395. I was an undergraduate in engineering when the HP-35 was released. I couldn’t afford to buy one and stuck with my slide rule. But the next year, I gave in and bought the next model, the HP-45 [...]
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