Book Eniac: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Worlds First Computer

Eniac: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Worlds First Computer Author: Scott McCartney ISBN10: 0425176444 ISBN13: 9780425176443 I’m Good Condition It was the size of a three-bedroom apartment, weighed 30 tons, and cost nearly half a million dollars to build-and $650 an hour to run. But in 1945, this behemoth was the cutting edge in technology, and a herald of the digital age to come. This 'little gem of a book'* tells the story of this machine and the men who built it-as well as the secrecy, controversy, jealousy, and lawsuits that surrounded it-in a compelling 'real-life techno-thriller.'-Minneapolis Star Tribune