ENIAC, the First General-Purpose Digital Computer, Turns 80
Summary
IEEE Spectrum's ENIAC 80th anniversary article recounts the development of ENIAC, its impact on modern computing, and the human stories behind it, including the ENIAC 6 programmers. It also covers later historiography, a replica project, and perspectives on how this history informs current trends in hardware-software co-design and the evolution of programming languages.