The tabulating machine was an electromechanical machine designed to assist in summarizing information stored on punched cards. Invented by Herman Hollerith, the machine was …

Aug 14, 2024 · Herman Hollerith's tabulator consisted of electrically-operated components that captured and processed census data by "reading" holes on paper punch cards. The primary …

The Nazi regime employed thousands of people in 1933 to 1939 to record national census data onto Hollerith punch cards. The SS used the Hollerith machines during the war to monitor the …

This proved sufficiently successful that Hollerith machines were selected to compile the data accumulated in the 1890 U.S. Census of population. Hollerith’s system found use not only in …

Hollerith’s machine was a practical and critical hit. In 1890, the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia awarded Hollerith the prestigious Elliott Cresson Medal for his “machine for tabulating large …

Herman Hollerith (born February 29, 1860, Buffalo, New York, U.S.—died November 17, 1929, Washington, D.C.) was an American inventor of a tabulating machine that was an important …

Aug 20, 2025 · Enter Herman Hollerith, a statistician, inventor and former Census Bureau engineer from Buffalo, New York. He had a bold idea: what if data could be stored on cards …

Hollerith machines were used to calculate the 1890 United States census. His Tabulating Machine Company accomplished the calculation of population in less than six months, and the rest of …

The Hollerith Machine is a pioneering electromechanical device used for data processing and tabulating information. Invented by Herman Hollerith in the late 19th century, this machine …

Herman Hollerith (February 29, 1860 – November 17, 1929) was a German-American statistician, inventor, and businessman who developed an electromechanical tabulating machine for …