What was the first commercial computer - the UNIVAC I?

Imagine a computer that weighs as much as three giant elephants and takes up an entire room! Join Mira and Finn as they travel back to 1951 to meet the UNIVAC I, the world’s first commercial computer. This isn't like the tiny phone in your pocket; this machine is a 16,000-pound beast filled with 5,000 glowing glass vacuum tubes! It was originally built to help the US Census Bureau count millions of people, but it became a superstar on live television! In 1952, this humongous machine did something impossible: it correctly predicted the winner of the presidential election before the votes were even finished being counted. Everyone was shocked! How did we go from these giant, humming metal boxes to the sleek tablets we use today? Find out how the UNIVAC I started the digital revolution and changed the world forever. It’s a story of big math, blinking lights, and the very first steps toward the future!