Ballistic Research Laboratory

The Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL) was a leading U.S. Army research establishment situated at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland that specialized in ballistics (interior, exterior, and terminal) as well as vulnerability and lethality analysis. BRL served as a major Army center for research and development in technologies related to weapon phenomena, armor, electronic devices, and high-speed computing.^[1] In 1992, BRL was disestablished and its mission, personnel, and facilities were incorporated into the newly created Army Research Laboratory (ARL).^[2]

BRL is perhaps best known for commissioning the creation of ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose digital computer.^[3]

^ "Appendix K: Ballistic Research Laboratory". Achieving Leadership in Materials Technology for the Army of the Future: A Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 1986. doi:10.17226/18915. ISBN 978-0-309-31115-1.
^ "The Genealogy of ARL" (PDF). 1997. p. 19. ARL-P 360-2.
^ Moye, William (1996). "ENIAC: The Army-Sponsored Revolution". History of Computing Information. Archived from the original on April 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[1] "Appendix K: Ballistic Research Laboratory". Achieving Leadership in Materials Technology for the Army of the Future: A Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 1986. doi:10.17226/18915. ISBN 978-0-309-31115-1.

[:6-2] "The Genealogy of ARL" (PDF). 1997. p. 19. ARL-P 360-2.

[:0-3] Moye, William (1996). "ENIAC: The Army-Sponsored Revolution". History of Computing Information. Archived from the original on April 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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