How neurodivergent students built a replica of ENIAC, the world’s first electronic computer

Thomas Burick of the PSA Academy Arizona and students built a 500-sq.ft. replica, down to hundreds of chicken knobs.

Thomas Burick, an educator at PSA Academy Arizona led his group of neurodivergent students in building a full-scale, immersive replica of the ENIAC computer, the world’s first general-purpose electronic computer. The ambitious 500-square-foot project, built in the school gymnasium, leveraged the unique strengths of the neurodivergent students, resulting…