The first computer bug found 66 years ago

    66 years ago, on September 9 (yes, I was a day late) in 1947, the operators of the Mark II computer, which was tested at Harvard, found something interesting between the points on relay No. 70, panel F. Moth.

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    A note was made in which this is actually called the "first bug found." imageThe story goes that the legendary Grace Hopper, known as “Amazing Grace” and “Grandma COBOL”, was the man who found the moth, thus helping to popularize the idea of ​​“debugging computers”.
    The recorded journal currently resides at the National Museum of American History. But for all to see, for unknown reasons, not put up.

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