History Archive
Q&A: A lost interview with ENIAC co-inventor J. Presper Eckert
0 Comments Published February 11th, 2006 in the following Categories:History
Computer World Magazine has published a 1989 interview of ENIAC co-inventor J. Presper Eckert by Alexander Randall:
There are two epochs in computer history: Before ENIAC and After ENIAC.
The first practical, all-electronic computer was unveiled on Feb. 14, 1946, at the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School of Electronics. While there are controversies about who invented […]
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The Story of the First Internet Worm
0 Comments Published October 13th, 2005 in the following Categories:History
by Marc Menninger
Robert Tappan Morris was the first person convicted by a jury under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. The story of the worm he created and what happened to him after it was released is a tale of mistakes, infamy, and ultimately the financial and professional success of its author.