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Episode 44 - ENIAC, Part II
Episode 44

Episode 44 - ENIAC, Part II

Advent of Computing · Sean S Haas

November 30, 202059m 47s

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Show Notes

In 1946 John Eckert and John Mauchly left the Moore School, patented ENIAC, and founded a company. One of those discussions would have consequences that wouldn't be resolved until 1973. Today we close out our series on ENIAC with a look at the legal battle it spawned, and how it put ownership over the rights to basic digital technology on trial. Along the way we talk legal gobbledygook, conspiracy, and take a look at some of the earliest electronic computers.

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