The First Computer Bug Was a Real Moth

Description: A tiny insect crashed one of the biggest machines of its day, and the note its operators left is funnier than you think.

Every frame of this animation is drawn in code.

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Sources:
Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Log Book With Computer Bug: https://www.si.edu/object/log-book-computer-bug:nmah_334663
Computer History Museum, Sept 9: First Computer Bug: https://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/september/9/
JSTOR Daily, The Bug in the Computer Bug Story: https://daily.jstor.org/the-bug-in-the-computer-bug-story/
Wikipedia, Bug (engineering) (Edison's 1878 letters): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(engineering)
Atlas Obscura, Who coined the term "bug"?: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-coined-term-bug-thomas-edison

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