Computers
BRL played an important role in the history of computer development:
- Sponsored the development of ENIAC - widely regarded as the first general-purpose electronic digital computer - to aid the creation of firing tables for artillery and mortars
- Developed and built several generations of computers: EDVAC, ORDVAC and BRLESC
- Developed BRL-CAD, a solid geometric modeling system - now open sourced
- The network ping utility was authored by Mike Muuss of BRL in December 1983 to troubleshoot network problems
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