Reuters quote of the day, February 14
London, Feb 13 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history.
''Not even computers will replace committees, because committees buy computers.'' American writer Edward Shepherd Mead in 1964. On February 14, 1946, a machine at the University of Pennsylvania took seconds to do calculations that normally took hours. It was called ENIAC, or Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer.
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Story first published: Tuesday, February 13, 2007, 11:35 [IST]