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EDSAC first program run

A team of scientists and engineers at the University of Cambridge prepares to run the first program on the EDSAC, the world's first practical stored-program computer. The moment is charged with tension and excitement as they stand on the brink of a historic breakthrough in computing.

Year 1949
Date 5/6
Location Mathematical Laboratory, University Of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
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Key Figures

Maurice Wilkes David Wheeler Junior Engineer Lab Assistant

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