1890: The U.S. Census Bureau uses a tabulating machine for the first time. Freed of the laborious process of hand-sorting its data, the bureau is able to produce a complete census within two years.

1890 - The U.S. Constitution mandates a census, or headcount, of the country's population every ten years. When the Constitution was written, the main reason for the census was to know the number of ...

December 17, 2025) - The Herman Hollerith Centre, Reutlingen University's Hub for computer science research and teaching, has launched its first cohort of the Industrial PhD Programme for the Winter ...

Statistician and inventor Herman Hollerith became known as the father of modern automatic computation for his electric tabulating system, which revolutionized the US census. He was recruited to work ...

As a schoolboy growing up in New York City in the 1870s, Herman Hollerith often managed to sneak out of the schoolroom just before spelling lessons. His teacher noticed and one day locked the door; ...

Hollerith House was built in 1911 by inventor Herman Hollerith. Gordon Beall To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and ...

Hollerith House was built in 1911 by inventor Herman Hollerith. Gordon Beall To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. During the 1880s the engineer Herman ...