ENIAC - Aberdeen, MD
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deano1943
N 39° 30.388 W 076° 09.202
18S E 400842 N 4373617
The ENIAC Historical Marker is along MD 22 in Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM781C
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2009
Views: 244
ENIAC Historical Marker is located along MD 22 near the Aberdeen Proving Ground, in Aberdeen, Maryland.
ENIAC Historical Marker reads as follows:
ENIAC
The first large - scale, General - Purpose Electronic Digital Computer. ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was delivered to the US Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL), Aberdeen Proving Ground, in 1947. Built by the University of Pennsylvania under an Army Ordiance corps contract with Technical Supervision by BRL. ENIAC calculated artillery firing tables and performed computations on scientific problems until decommissioned in 1955.
Marker Type (optional): ----
County (required): Harford County
Location (required): MD 22 near Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Maryland
More info about the site/marker (optional):
ENIAC Historical Marker was placed by the Maryland Historical Society and Maryland State Highway Administration.
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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