What was the name of the first American commercial electronic computer, used to predict the 1952 US election?
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UNIVAC I
The UNIVAC accurately predicted Dwight Eisenhower's landslide victory when conventional pollsters were unsure. This event helped establish the computer's potential in the public's mind.
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- Which early American computer gained public fame by predicting the outcome of the 1952 US election?