EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 12 MIN
What was the first computer
from History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast · host SCL
Get ready for a HUGE blast from the past! Imagine a computer so big it needed an entire room to live in! We're celebrating 80 years since the amazing ENIAC was unveiled! That's right, the VERY first real computer! Join Mira and Finn as they tell you all about this giant machine from 1946. It weighed as much as a giant elephant and was filled with 18,000 glowing vacuum tubes! Can you believe it? This room-sized calculator could do math faster than any human—mind-blowing! How did we go from THIS enormous brainy beast to the tiny phones we keep in our pockets today? Tune in to hear the exciting story of the giant that started the digital age! You won't believe what this thing could do!
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Get ready for a HUGE blast from the past! Imagine a computer so big it needed an entire room to live in! We're celebrating 80 years since the amazing ENIAC was unveiled! That's right, the VERY first real computer! Join Mira and Finn as they tell you all about this giant machine from 1946. It weighed as much as a giant elephant and was filled with 18,000 glowing vacuum tubes! Can you believe it? This room-sized calculator could do math faster than any human—mind-blowing! How did we go from THI...
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