Nimatron
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The Nimatron was an electro-mechanical machine that played Nim. It was first exhibited in April–October 1940 by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair to entertai
Nimatron in 1940
Edward Condon, the inventor of the Nimatron
The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science Building
Nimrod (computer)
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The Nimrod, built in the United Kingdom by Ferranti for the 1951 Festival of Britain, was an early computer custom-built to play Nim, inspired by the earlier Nimatron. The twelve-by-nine-by-five-foot
Nimatron
…and a precursor to the video game, but its direct impact on the early history of video games and beyond is minimal. It may, however, have inspired the Nimrod computer, which was demonstrated at the 1951 Festival of Britain playing Nim using banks of lightbulbs like the Nimatron eleven years prior. The 1939…
Nimrod museum exhibit at the Computerspielemuseum Berlin