ENIAC
Question: How was the word ENIAC pronounced during the 1940s at the University of Pennsylvania when the machine was being developed there?
- with a long e (as in EENIAC)
- with a short e (as in EHNIAC)
- with a u sound (as in UHNIAC)
- it's only two syllables (like EN-YAK)
Answer: with a short e (as in EHNIAC)
July 23rd, 2008