360What happened in 1951?
2 moments from 1951 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- On this day · 14 June 1951
UNIVAC I, the first US commercial computer, is delivered
On 14 June 1951, UNIVAC I was formally dedicated at the US Census Bureau, the first computer made for business and government use in the United States. In 1952, it correctly predicted the result of the US presidential election on live television, surprising many viewers.
- On this day · 20 December 1951
Nuclear power first lights electric bulbs
On 20 December 1951, the Experimental Breeder Reactor I in Idaho, in the United States, produced the first usable electricity from nuclear energy, lighting four light bulbs. Nuclear power stations now supply around a tenth of the world's electricity.