Short for Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Automatic Computer, CSIRAC was originally known as the CSIR Mk I and was Australia’s first computer. It was created by Trevor Pearcey and operated for the first time in November 1949. The CSIRAC is considered the fifth electronic stored-program computer. In November 1964, the computer was donated to the Museum of Victoria.

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