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Herman Hollerith Patents Punched Card Calculator
January 8th, 1889 136 years ago
Herman Hollerith received a patent for his innovative punched card calculator designed for statistical computations. This invention utilized a system of holes in cards to represent data, making processing information more efficient. Hollerith's work aimed to streamline the data analysis process, which was particularly relevant for tasks such as census-taking. His method greatly improved the accuracy and speed of statistical analysis, setting the stage for future developments in data processing technologies.
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