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UNIVAC I correctly predicted the 1952 US presidential election outcome

CBS News used the mainframe computer to forecast Dwight Eisenhower's landslide victory

On election night in November 1952, CBS Television used a UNIVAC I mainframe computer to analyze early voting returns. Based on early results from key states, the computer predicted an overwhelming landslide victory for Dwight D. Eisenhower. News executives initially doubted the computer's prediction, but actual final vote totals confirmed UNIVAC's analysis.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: CBS News used the mainframe computer to forecast Dwight Eisenhower's landslide victory. The figure is taken from United States Census Bureau, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a technology fact?: Yes. It sits on the Technology shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.