Herman Hollerith Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Herman Hollerith, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

2 records1889–18901 events1 places

Chronological biography

1889

Invention of Tabulator8 January 1889

Science / Technology · New York

Patents an electrical computer for processing data

1890

Invention of Tabulator1890

Science / Technology

Holleriths tabulating machine company becomes international business machines - IBM. 1st device for data processing, used in the USA 1890 census

Record provenance

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