University City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

ENIAC

Photographed By Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

1. ENIAC Marker

Inscription. ENIAC, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, was invented by J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly. It was built here at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946. The invention of this first all-purpose digital computer signaled the birth of the Information Age.

Erected 2000 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 15, 1946.

Location. 39° 57.141′ N, 75° 11.402′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in University City. Marker is on S, 33rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 S 33rd Street, Philadelphia PA 19104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Palestra (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frederick C. Murphy Memorial (about 300 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); The Penn Relays (about 500 feet away); Lawson Robertson (about 500 feet away); 9/11 Memorial Tree (about 500 feet

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away); Ferdinand Foch (about 500 feet away); 125 Years (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Regarding ENIAC. ENIAC was formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania on February 15, 1946 and was heralded as a "Giant Brain" by the press. It had a speed on the order of one thousand times faster than that of electro-mechanical machines; this computational power, coupled with general-purpose programmability, excited scientists and industrialists alike

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Photographed By Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

2. ENIAC Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.