Herman Hollerith
Herman Hollerith (February 29, 1860 – November 17, 1929) was an American inventor
The Hollerith desk, developed by Herman Hollerith in the late 19th century, was an early data processing machine used for sorting and tabulating data from punched cards. It revolutionized the handling of census data and significantly improved efficiency in data processing. Hollerith's innovations laid the groundwork for the development of modern computing and the founding of IBM. The desk operated by reading the holes in the punched cards to perform calculations and generate reports quickly.
The Hollerith desk, developed by Herman Hollerith in the late 19th century, was designed to conduct data processing for the 1890 U.S. Census. It utilized punched cards to input and tabulate census data efficiently, significantly reducing the time required for data analysis. This innovation laid the groundwork for modern computing and data processing techniques, as it demonstrated the potential of automated data handling.
It was Herman Hollerith, not Henry Hollerith.
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Herman Hollerith was born on February 29, 1860.
Herman Hollerith was born on February 29, 1860.
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Mr Hollerith was inspired by punchcards he witnessed being used by railroad tickets. When the railroad man would ask for your ticket, he would use a hand punch to punch a hole in the ticket. The hole he punched was punched in your ticket in special places on the card that described the passengers appearance, so tickets could not be faked.
Herman Hollerith died on November 17, 1929 at the age of 69.
Herman Hollerith was born on February 29, 1860 and died on November 17, 1929