The first machine to embody all these features was the UNIVAC I.It was designed to process business instead of scientific data.In the early 1950s,the public was not yet aware of the amazing computing machines,but in 1952 the presidential election changed public awareness.After analyzing only 5 percent of the tallied votes,a UNIVAC I computer predicted that Dwight Eisenhower would defeat Adlai Stevenson.CBS doubted the accuracy of the prediction and did not release the information to the public until the election results were confirmed by actual votes. the electronic prediction became the first in a burgeoning trend that has culminated in today's controversy about predicting election results from East Coast tallies before polls are closed on the West Coast.