This repository contains an essay written for the course "Storia della Tecnologia e dell'Informazione" (History of Information Technology) as part of the Bachelor's Degree program at the University of Padua during the academic year A.A. 2016/2017. Titled "The History of ENIAC" (La storia di ENIAC), this essay details the story of the world's first computer, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC). As a pioneering machine, ENIAC marked a significant milestone in the history of technology and computing, revolutionizing the way calculations were performed and setting the stage for future advancements in the field.
The essay was formatted using the FIUP/Template-piano-di-lavoro-stage LaTeX template
git clone https://github.com/Giglium/The-History-of-Eniac.git
cd The-History-of-Eniac
pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode -halt-on-error TheHistoryofEniac.texgit clone https://github.com/Giglium/The-History-of-Eniac.git
cd The-History-of-Eniac
docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/workdir texlive/texlive:latest pdflatex -interaction=nonstopmode -halt-on-error TheHistoryofEniac.tex- E. Accenti, Dalle Piramidi ai Microchip. Il Computer nella storia. Dal 4000 ac al 2000, S.l., Edizioni Ettore Accenti, 2015.
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