The control panel for the ERMETH, the first Swiss computer, developed in Zurich in the 1950s and on display at the Museum for Communication in Bern.


The ERMETH (Electronic Calculating Machine of the ETH) was one of the first computers in Europe and was developed and built by Eduard Stiefel and his Institute for Applied Mathematics at the ETH Zurich between 1948 and 1956. It was then in use until 1963.


Size: 5594px × 3729px
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Photo credit: © Everyday Artistry Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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