Provides a brief historical overview of computers, with a focus on US achievements. Discusses punch card technology and the flexibility of plug boards. Shows the 1939 Worlds Fair showcasing future calculating devices and the ENIAC, designed by Eckert and Mauchly to compute World War II ballistic firing tables. Includes early 20th century footage of computers.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
316718
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computer arithmetic
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computers
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computers - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)