The Hollerith machine, developed by Herman Hollerith in the late 19th century, was an early data processing device that used punched cards to store and process information. Key features included the ability to read, sort, and tabulate data automatically, significantly speeding up census data processing. It utilized electrical connections to detect holes in the cards, translating them into numerical data for analysis. This innovation laid the groundwork for modern computing and data processing techniques.
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Herman Hollerith is the founder of The Tabulating Machine Company in 1896 which later became the International Business Machine in 1924, after a few mergers.
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Herman Hollerith invented the tabulating machine to support work in the US 1890 census, tabulating numbers for the count of population in the country.
Invented in 1890, by Herman Hollerith, it was a way to speed up the tabulation of the US Census.
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1890, by Herman Hollerith for US census.
Invented by Herman Hollerith, the machine was developed to help process data for the 1890 U.S. Census.