BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
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The US Census Bureau
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The UK Census Bureau
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The Chinese Census Bureau
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The Australian Census Bureau
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Detailed explanation-1: -The tabulating machine was an electromechanical machine designed to assist in summarizing information stored on punched cards. Invented by Herman Hollerith, the machine was developed to help process data for the 1890 U.S. Census.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hollerith’s device revolutionized census tabulation. The Census Office leased a fleet of the machines for the 1890 census count, which finished months ahead of schedule and far under budget. In 1896, Hollerith founded the Tabulating Machine Company.
Detailed explanation-3: -Herman Hollerith was born to German immigrants in Buffalo, NY in 1860. His early education was rocky, but he was eventually able to enroll at the City College of New York in 1875. He graduated from the Columbia University School of Mines in 1879, impressing one of his professors, W.P.
Detailed explanation-4: -Herman Hollerith, (born February 29, 1860, Buffalo, New York, U.S.-died November 17, 1929, Washington, D.C.), American inventor of a tabulating machine that was an important precursor of the electronic computer.