Election Day 2012: Another UNIVAC Moment!

On election night 60 years ago, CBS News used a UNIVAC I computer to predict that Eisenhower would win the 1952 presidential election by a landslide. The network initially balked at UNIVAC’s oracular result, noting that it was based on a mere 1 percent sample, but at 9:15 pm and hours ahead of the other … Continue reading Election Day 2012: Another UNIVAC Moment!