On February 15, 1946, the world witnessed the birth of its first general-purpose electronic computer, the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer). While the ABC (Atanasoff–Berry Computer) holds the distinction of being the inaugural electronic computer, the ENIAC stands out as the inaugural fully programmable general-purpose electronic computer. Utilizing vacuum tubes as its core components, the ENIAC was primarily deployed for ballistic computations within the military sector, boasting a weight of 30 tons and consuming a hefty 150 kilowatts of power—performance metrics that, by today's standards, pale in comparison to those of a modern electric toothbrush.
