Hollerith, Herman, 1860-1929

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From the description of Papers of Herman Hollerith, 1850-1982 (bulk 1910-1927). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060889

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1860, Feb. 29 Born, Buffalo, N.Y. 1879 Graduated, Columbia University School of Mines,New York, N.Y. 1880 New York, N.Y. New York City Chelsea New York Assistant to former teacher William Petit Trowbridge,Columbia University,New York, N.Y. United States United States Worked on 1880 United States census 1882 Instructor, mechanical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Cambridge, Mass. 1883 1884 Assistant examiner, United States Patent Office,Washington, D.C. 1884 1890 United States United States Worked on perfecting mechanical aid in compiling statistical information for the United States census Invented tabulating machine which recorded statistical information through a system of punched holes in nonconducting material 1885 1886 Experimented on electromagnetically operated air brakes and other braking systems for railroads, St. Louis, Mo. 1889, Jan. 8 First patent granted on statistical compilation machines 1890 Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia Awarded Elliot Cresson Medal, Franklin Institute,Philadelphia, Pa., for outstanding invention of the year New York, N.Y. New York City Chelsea New York Ph.D., Columbia University,New York, N.Y. United States United States Tabulating machine used in United States census Married Lucia Beverly Talcott 1891 Austria Republic of Austria Canada Canada Norway Kingdom of Norway Hollerith machines used in recording census returns in Austria,Canada, and Norway 1895 Attended International Statistics Institute,Berne, Switzerland 1896 Founded Tabulating Machine Co. 1911 Tabulating Machine Co. merged with Computing Scale Co. of America and International Time Recording Co. of New York to form Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. (later International Business Machines Corporation) 1929, Nov. 1 Died, Washington, D.C. From the guide to the Herman Hollerith Papers, 1850-1982, (bulk 1910-1927), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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