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“Herman Hollerith, of the FORTRAN H notation, would qualify in principle, since Hollerith did his work with devices that are not modern computers, but my sense is that this particular code has long been used only rarely, even among FORTRAN users.”
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Herman Hollerith invented the recording of data on a medium that could then be read by a machine which was rapidly engaged as a Tabulator system to help count electoral votes so that politicians could get elected quicker and cheaper; later Holleriths company became IBM.
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Herman Hollerith, of the FORTRAN H notation, would qualify in principle, since Hollerith did his work with devices that are not modern computers, but my sense is that this particular code has long been used only rarely, even among FORTRAN users.
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Volokh, Herman Hollerith may likewise be disqualified, or not.
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In 1886 Herman Hollerith, a statistician, started a business to rent out the tabulating machines he had originally invented for America's census.
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In 1890, Herman Hollerith applied the punch card idea to tabulating US Census data.
PCWorld 2010
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In 1890, Herman Hollerith applied the punch card idea to tabulating US Census data.
PCWorld 2010
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In 1890, Herman Hollerith applied the punch card idea to tabulating US Census data.
PCWorld 2010
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In 1890, Herman Hollerith applied the punch card idea to tabulating US Census data.
PCWorld 2010
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To solve the problem, Herman Hollerith invented a calculating machine that used electricity along with punched cards instead of mechanical gears.
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