The Journey of Commercial Computers: From ENIAC to Neuromorphic Chips
Computing didn’t start with your MacBook or the latest smartphone. It began in the 1940s with room-sized monsters that consumed more power than a small town. This is the story of how we got from there to here – a journey through seven decades of human ingenuity, each leap forward reshaping not just technology, but society itself. The Dawn: ENIAC and the Electronic Age (1940s) Picture this: 1946, University of Pennsylvania. A machine the size of a smand adall house, weighing 30 tons, consuming 150 kilowatts of power. This was ENIAC – the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. ...